Commas to Clarify Meaning

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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