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Vocabulary
- Commas
- Parentheses
- Dashes
- Nonrestrictive elements
- Parenthetical elements
- Genres
Knowledge
- Commas, parentheses, and dashes are used to set off nonrestrictive or parenthetical elements in texts.
- A nonrestrictive or parenthetical element is a part of a sentence that can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning.
- There are multiple genres of text, including poetry, informational text, and narratives.
Skills
- Identify punctuation marks that are used to set off nonrestrictive and parenthetical elements in texts from a variety of genres.
Understanding
- Published texts can provide examples of the appropriate use of punctuation marks to set off nonrestrictive or parenthetical elements.
