📝 Part 1: Comma Practice

Instructions: Add commas to separate clauses in these complex sentences.

1. The dog which was tired slept on the couch.

2. My sister who loves cats adopted three kittens yesterday.

3. The teacher who had been planning lessons all weekend was ready for Monday.

🔧 Part 2: Main Editing Task

Instructions: Read the unpunctuated news paragraph below. First, add commas to separate clauses. Then, add dashes (—) or parentheses ( ) to include extra information.

4. Edit this news paragraph by adding the correct punctuation:

Yesterday the local football team which had been training hard finally won their match the supporters who had waited a long time cheered loudly the coach who was proud said this was their best performance yet a young player the youngest on the team scored the winning goal

🎯 Part 3: Punctuation Choices

Instructions: Choose the best punctuation for each sentence. Circle your answer.

5. Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

My brother who is tall plays basketball.

My brother — who is tall — plays basketball.

My brother, who is tall plays basketball.

6. Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

The movie (which was very long) ended at midnight.

The movie which was very long) ended at midnight.

The movie which (was very long ended at midnight.

7. Check all the sentences that use commas correctly in complex sentences:

The book, which I borrowed from the library, was fantastic.

The book which I borrowed, from the library was fantastic.

The student, who studied hard, passed the test.

The student who studied, hard passed the test.

✍️ Part 4: Create Your Own

8. Write a complex sentence about your favourite sport. Include commas to separate clauses:

9. Now rewrite the same sentence using either dashes or parentheses to add extra information:

10. Explain how the punctuation changes the way the sentence sounds when read aloud:

🎭 Part 5: Reading Practice

11. Match each punctuation mark with how it should be read aloud:

1. Comma (,)

2. Dash (—)

3. Parentheses ( )

A. Longer pause, emphasis on extra info

B. Short pause, separate clauses

C. Quieter voice, optional information

12. Self-assessment - tick what you can do:

I can use commas to separate clauses in complex sentences

I can add dashes or parentheses for extra information

I can read sentences with correct pauses and expression

I understand how punctuation changes meaning and flow

Punctuation Editor Task

Punctuation Editor Task

📝 Part 1: Comma Practice

🔧 Part 2: Main Editing Task

🎯 Part 3: Punctuation Choices

✍️ Part 4: Create Your Own

🎭 Part 5: Reading Practice

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