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This Grade 5 English worksheet provides structured practice on 5 71 parentheses and dashes for asides grade 5 writing worksheet. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Parentheses and dashes for asides - Use parentheses and dashes to set off nonessential information appropriately in sentences. (CCSS L.5.2; TEKS §110.7(11)(D)(ix)-(xi); FL B.E.S.T. ELA.5.C.3.1; VA SOL (2024) Editing – Mechanics, Gr.5)

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Grade 5

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English

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Paragraph: We trained for weeks for the relay. On race day, our hands were shaky, but we trusted each other.

Which revision best uses dashes to set off the interruption in the second sentence?

AOn race day, our hands—shaky but ready—held the baton tightly.

BOn race day, our hands - shaky but ready - held the baton tightly.

COn race day, our hands—shaky but ready held the baton tightly.

DOn race day, our hands (shaky but ready) held the baton tightly.

Solution & Explanation:The phrase “shaky but ready” interrupts the sentence and deserves emphasis. Use a pair of em dashes to set it off correctly.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

You are revising for clear punctuation choices.

Which option correctly combines parentheses for a quiet detail and dashes for an emphasized interruption?

AThe package, (from my cousin),—finally—arrived on Tuesday.

BThe package (from my cousin)—finally—arrived on Tuesday.

CThe package (from my cousin)—finally arrived on Tuesday.

DThe package (from my cousin) - finally - arrived on Tuesday.

Solution & Explanation:The sender detail is a quiet aside, so parentheses work. The word “finally” is an emphasized interruption, so it should be set off with a pair of em dashes.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

You are revising a sentence that begins with an introductory phrase.

Which option correctly uses dashes for the interruption and keeps the comma that belongs after the introduction?

AAfter the race—sweaty and smiling—we drank water by the fence.

BAfter the race - sweaty and smiling - we drank water by the fence.

CAfter the race—sweaty and smiling we drank water by the fence.

DAfter the race (sweaty and smiling), we drank water by the fence.

Solution & Explanation:The interruption “sweaty and smiling” needs two em dashes. After the full introductory phrase, the sentence continues smoothly—no extra punctuation is needed besides the dash pair.

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