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The Extra Bit

Brackets, dashes and commas around the bit you could lift out

Lesson 12
Mild
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

The extra bit needs a mark at both ends. Lift it out. The sentence must still stand.

1

Tick the right one

aThe cake, still warm, sat on the rack.The cake, still warm sat on the rack.marks
bMy sister, a waitress works on Fridays.My sister, a waitress, works on Fridays.marks
cLeo, the youngest chef, dropped a tray.Leo the youngest chef, dropped a tray.marks
dMarco, tired after service, sat down.Marco tired after service, sat down.marks
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Find the 3 mistakes

Welcome to Polpetta's café. Our chef, the famous Polpetta makes every dish himself. The bread, baked at dawn, is still warm at nine. Our waitress, a local girl carries four plates at once. The soup thick and green, is today's special.
Every extra bit needs a comma at both ends. One pair in here is already perfect.
Write the corrections here
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The Extra Bit

Lesson 12 · Mild · side 2

Name
3

Now you write

☆☆☆
a Polpetta, ___, made the soup.
Tick 1our best chefhappyand soupmade
Write it out, with its two commas:
Polpetta,
b The café (___) is always busy.
Tick 1open since Mayisthe caféand busy
Write it out, with its brackets:
The café (
c Now lift the extra bit out. Which sentence still makes sense?
Tick 1Polpetta made the soup.Polpetta our best chef.Our best chef, made.Polpetta, made the soup.
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I wrote the menu note. Our soup, made fresh daily is the best in Rome. Elegant, no?

Say why, then finish the sentence: the pair is broken because…
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