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Grade 6

CCSS ELA Standard: 6.L.2.a

Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*

Punctuation Power
Punctuation Power
In a sentence, punctuation may seem meek when compared to those mighty words, but punctuation has incredible power over the meaning of a sentence. Students will try re-punctuating sentences to find new meanings – without changing a single word!