NumihanaDoes the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children who wanted to see the spoon waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
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ENGLAND YEAR 5 · ENGLISH · Punctuation
How commas change meaning.
Compare sentences with and without paired commas.
Numihana · England Year 5 · English
How commas change meaning
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Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Compare sentences with and without paired commas.
Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The visitors, who wanted to see the bag, waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
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Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children, who wanted to see the cat, waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
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Does the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The visitors who wanted to see the coin waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
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Does the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children who wanted to see the bridge waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
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Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The players, who wanted to see the flower, waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
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Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The players, who wanted to see the coat, waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
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Does the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children who wanted to see the box waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
Answer space
Numihana · England Year 5 · English
How commas change meaning
Answer sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Compare sentences with and without paired commas.
Does the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children who wanted to see the spoon waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
only some of the group
Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The visitors, who wanted to see the bag, waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
the whole group
Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children, who wanted to see the cat, waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
the whole group
Does the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The visitors who wanted to see the coin waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
only some of the group
Does the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children who wanted to see the bridge waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
only some of the group
Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The players, who wanted to see the flower, waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
the whole group
Does this extra information describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The players, who wanted to see the coat, waited outside.
only some of the group · the whole group
the whole group
Does the relative clause describe the whole group or identify only some of it?
The children who wanted to see the box waited outside.
the whole group · only some of the group
only some of the group
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Paired commas mark extra information about the whole group; without them the clause can identify only part of the group.
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English Appendix 2: Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation · Year 5 · Commas clarifying meaning and avoiding ambiguity
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