KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Vocabulary: Parenthesis - Explained

The video tutorial explains how to provide extra information in writing using brackets, dashes, or commas. It emphasizes the use of parentheses, highlighting that removing the words within them should not affect the sentence's overall meaning.

What is the primary purpose of using punctuation marks like brackets, dashes, or commas in a sentence?

• To shorten the sentence

• To change the sentence's meaning

• To add extra information

• To confuse the reader

Which of the following is NOT a punctuation mark used to provide additional information in a sentence?

• Commas

• Dashes

• Periods

• Brackets

What is the key feature of using parentheses in a sentence?

• They are used to end a sentence

• They make the sentence longer

• They can be removed without altering the sentence's core meaning

• They change the sentence's tense

If you remove the words within parentheses, what happens to the sentence?

• It becomes grammatically incorrect

• It loses its meaning

• It becomes a question

• It still makes sense

Which punctuation mark is specifically mentioned as allowing the sentence to remain sensible even if the extra information is removed?

• Colons

• Brackets

• Dashes

• Parentheses