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University College London

University College London: Introducing Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry is part of a chapter of an online grammar of English. It defines phrase and discusses and provides examples of noun phrases.
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University College London

University College London: Phrases Within Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of a chapter from an online English-grammar book gives examples of and instructions for identifying phrases within other phrases.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: The Start and Stop Game: Phrases

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
To use this writing prompt generator, click on the button until you find a prepositional phrase that inspires a description or a poem in your mind. Sometimes just one good phrase can put a whole story idea in your head! The object of...
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Other

Daily Grammar: Glossary of Grammar Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A succinct overview of basic grammar terms with links to lessons; written by a high school English teacher.
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Other

Legal Writing: Dependent Clauses & Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This writing guide for law students provides information on distinguishing phrases and independent and dependent clauses.
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Other

Welsh Course Glossary of Grammatical Terms: Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An online course site aimed at teaching Welsh to native English speakers includes a glossary of grammatical terms. The entry for "phrase" explains how phrases function in sentences.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Where Does the Comma Go?: Introductory Elements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page, from an online guide to commas by a faculty member from the University of Victoria, explains the rules governing comma usage after introductory phrases.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cliches: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lessons introduces cliches and discusses their use. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Cliches."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cliches: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lessons introduces cliches and discusses their use. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Cliches."
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The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Interactive Phrase Quiz #2

For Students 9th - 10th
A twenty-question quiz asking students to determine if the underlined phrase is an infinitive phrase, an appositive, a gerund phrase, a prepositional phrase, a clause, or a participial phrase.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Transitional Words

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to understand commonly used transition words and phrases.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Commas With Introductory Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces how to use commas with introductory elements.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Commas With Introductory Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces how to use commas with introductory elements.
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University College London

Internet Grammar of English: Introducing Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry from an online English-grammar book discusses phrases, the structure of phrases, types of phrases, and provides an exercise for each section. In the top right corner, click on the page numbers 1-5 to follow through the...
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Other

The Phrase Finder

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this tool to find the origins and meanings of phrases, sayings and cliches.
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Other

Blue Book: Hyphens

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation contains seven rules for correctly using the hyphen, along with examples for each of the rules.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Phrase?

For Students 2nd - 8th
List the different types of phrases with examples and a fun exercise to try.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Grammar Logs #311

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page, which seems to be connected to the online "Guide to Grammar and Writing," provides a log of questions to the author of the online "Guide." The fourth question explains and provides an example of how other parts of speech...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Grammar Logs #127

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page, by the same person who wrote the online "Guide to Grammar and Writing," provides a log of questions and answers about grammar. The first question and answer on this page discuss absolute phrases and how they function in...
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Other

University of North Carolina at Pembroke: Adjectivals

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke provides instructions and examples for using different types of phrases (prepositional, appositive, and participial) as adjectives in sentences.