Page 52 - Enjoying Words (EW) Comprehension & literature

Y6 Summer Term Part 1. CW Lesson 3
,

Commas are used to: -
___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Put commas in this passage.

The sports trainer, Mr Betts, made me do press-ups, jogging, jumping

and weight-lifting. He said, “Come on, Jack, lift those knees up when you

are jogging.” “I am doing my best, Mr Betts,” I answered politely. “When we are at sports

training, Jack, you can call me Tom,” said Mr Betts. We all worked well together, despite

being tired. When Saturday came, we were all ready for the match at Twickenham, in

London, where all important matches are played. Amazingly, we won so all our training was

worthwhile.

Add commas to these sentences to make the meaning clear.

1. My aunty, Jane, is a netball trainer. (Speaking to Jane)

2. I planned for you to go with Steve, James. (James is to go with Steve.)

3. Children, who are naughty, should be disciplined. (Only some children are naughty.)

4. For morning coffee, cakes and biscuits were made. (Cakes and biscuits were served
a t t h e c o f f e e m o r n i n g . )

Write sentences with the following to show the use of commas: -

a) A list of days of the week.
__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

b) A main clause and a subordinate clause. ____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

c) A sentence with direct speech. ____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

d) A sentence with a phrase then a main clause. _______________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

 Count the commas in John 20:10-18. Note also the phrases and clauses in the passage.

31