Explanation Or Comment

Worksheet Description

This worksheet focuses on teaching the use of a pair of dashes to insert explanatory or additional comments into sentences. It provides an example sentence where dashes are used to include extra information about a subject, in this case, Jill’s expertise. Students are then given a list of phrases and directed to incorporate each into a sentence, using dashes to set them off as non-essential elements that provide further explanation or comment. The phrases range from descriptions of people to occupations, offering a variety of contexts for students to practice with.

The goal of the worksheet is to teach students how to use dashes to seamlessly add details that enhance the meaning of a sentence without interrupting its flow. It emphasizes the functionality of dashes in adding parenthetical information that enriches the text. By integrating these phrases into sentences with the correct punctuation, students will learn to improve sentence variety and depth in their writing. This worksheet thus serves as a practical exercise for students to refine their punctuation skills and learn the stylistic use of dashes for providing additional context or commentary within their writing.