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Commas to Clarify Meaning

Subject: English

Age range: 7-11

Resource type: Worksheet/Activity

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9 March 2021

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This resource contains two worksheets with answers on using commas in writing to clarify meaning and to avoid ambiguity.

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Using Commas To Clarify Meaning: 12-Page Workbook

This resource contains one information sheet and 11 worksheets on using commas to clarify meaning and avoid ambiguity (National Curriuclum: Years 5 and 6 programme of study: Using commas to clarify meaning and / or to avoid ambiguity in writing). Tasks include rewriting sentences and adding or removing commas to change meaning. Pupils also need to explain how the meaning has changed.

Using Commas To Clarify Meaning - PowerPoint Lesson

This resource contains a fully editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on commas and how these devices are used to clarify meaning and to avoid ambiguity and confusion It highlights the importance of the comma as a punctuation device in sentences. Many examples are provided within the PowerPoint and pupils have the opportunity to identify where commas and pairs of commas should go in a sentence to clarify meaning. Pupils are asked to explain how the meaning changes with the addition/removal of commas. The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video on using commas to clarify meaning.

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These printable worksheets can be used to teach your students about correct placement of commas in their writing. Topics include comma placement in dates, using commas in lists, and using a comma to separate quotations in dialogue.

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Year 5 Commas to Avoid Ambiguity – KS2 Grammar Worksheets

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This bright, appealing PDF grammar worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using commas to avoid ambiguity and provide clarity in Year 5.

Activities include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses.

What is included in this resource pack?

• Understand Draw pictures to show the meaning of the sentences with and without commas
• Challenge Write the meaning of the sentences
• Test Insert commas into the correct place within the sentences
• Explain Write about why commas have been used in a particular place in the sentence, and how the meaning might change without them
• Apply Write pairs of sentences with and without commas to demonstrate the importance of commas for the reader

What is a comma?

A comma is a punctuation mark used to separate items within a list or to separate some phrases and clauses within a sentence.

How do they provide clarity?

Commas can be used to avoid confusion when writing.

For example:

• Let’s eat grandma! (Grandma may be eaten for dinner!)
• Let’s eat, grandma! (We are inviting our grandma to eat with us)

How can I teach using commas to avoid ambiguity?

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Pupils should learn how to use commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity

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Year 5 | Using Commas for Added Information Worksheets

In these Year 5 using commas for additional information worksheets , your class will participate in various exercises. Firstly, they will skillfully insert commas in designated places within a set of provided sentences. Subsequently, the children will underline parentheses in another set of sentences and then proceed to rewrite these sentences, incorporating commas around the parentheses. To conclude, pupils will independently craft a sentence, employing commas to signify additional information.

This comprehensive worksheet serves as a valuable reminder to your class that commas play a multifaceted role—they not only separate words within a sentence but also serve as substitutes for brackets and dashes while effectively separating added information. As children gain confidence in their writing, this worksheet provides a practical avenue for them to apply the nuanced use of commas, allowing them to expand and enhance their sentences.

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