KS2 Punctuation: Brackets, Dashes and Commas for Parenthesis Exercise

KS2 Punctuation: Brackets, Dashes and Commas for Parenthesis

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KS2 Punctuation: Brackets, Dashes and Commas for Parenthesis

Learn how to insert extra information into sentences using brackets, dashes, and commas for parenthesis. Practice selecting and placing appropriate punctuation marks to set off parenthetical details.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is the purpose of parenthesis in a sentence?

  2. WordsBox

    The old house (_built_ in 1890) stood on top of the ____

  3. MultiChoice

    Which sentence correctly uses a pair of dashes for parenthesis?

  4. WordsBox

    The mountain trail – ____ and narrow – challenged the ____

  5. MultiChoice

    Which punctuation marks can be used to set off parenthetical information?

  6. MultiChoice

    Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas for parenthesis.

  7. WordsBox

    Brackets provide extra information (_as_ shown here) within ____

  8. MultiChoice

    If you remove parenthetical information from a sentence, what should happen?

  9. MultiChoice

    Identify the sentence with correct bracket placement.

  10. WordsBox

    The red car – a vintage ____ – won first ____

  11. MultiChoice

    Which sentence uses parenthetical dashes correctly?

  12. MultiChoice

    What is a key difference in tone between brackets and dashes for parenthesis?

  13. WordsBox

    The castle walls (_constructed_ from granite) resisted the ____

  14. MultiChoice

    Select the sentence where parenthetical commas are used accurately.

  15. MultiChoice

    Which sentence uses round brackets correctly at the end of a sentence?