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Unit Plan
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Garden of Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial provides rules, explanations, and examples for noun phrases, prepositional phrases, appositive phrases, absolute phrases, gerund phrases, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases. Also includes an interactive quiz....
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Commas After Introductory Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Grammarly Handbook resource explains how to use commas after introductory elements. Numerous examples of commas after introductory phrases, introductory clauses, and introductory transitions are provided in this resource.
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Unit Plan
University of Calgary

The Basic Elements of English: Phrase Identification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of an online grammar guide provides a definition and examples of phrases, as well as information and an interactive exercise on distinguishing types of phrases and clauses. It offers links to various types of phrases and...
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Handout
University College London

University College London: More Phrase Types

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This University College London section of a chapter from an online English-grammar book defines and provides examples of different types of phrases, including noun phrases and verb phrases. This site is currently free but may not be in...
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Unit Plan
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Practice Distinguishing Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of an online grammar guide provides a review of and an interactive exercise on identifying different types of phrases.
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Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Object of the Preposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify an object of the preposition in the context of a sentence.
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Handout
Other

Western Grammar: Module 2: Advanced Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Online grammar textbook explaining sentence structure provides definitions of different types of subordinate clauses and exercises related to this topic. There is also information on phrases and other components of sentences.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

Elc Study Zone: Basic Prepositions

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This site explains the various uses for "in," "on," and "at" in phrases referring to transportation, time, and communications (TV, radio, etc.). Also links to a practice exercise.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Commas After Introductory Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Grammarly Handbook resource explains how to use commas after introductory phrases in sentences.
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Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: 4th Grade Grammar

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This article focuses on the grammar of 4th grade including the beginning of more adult conversation, a grammar review from previous grades, more irregular verbs, prepositions and prepositional phrases, and improved sentence structure.
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Unit Plan
University of Calgary

Univ. Of Calgary: Sentence Elements: Phrase Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of an online grammar guide provides information on how different types of phrases can function in a sentence. It also offers an interactive exercise for identifying phrase functions.
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Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Noun Phrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a noun phrase in the context of a sentence.
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Handout
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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Interactive
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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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Prepositions Locators in Time and Place

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is prepared by Professor Charles Darling of Capital Community College and breaks down prepositions by time, place, and movement.
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Handout
Other

Bowdoin Coll.: Spanish Grammar: Verbs Followed by Prepositions Before Infinitive

For Students 9th - 10th
Many verbs need a preposition before an infinitive. This site provides a substantial list of verbs which require a pronoun before an infinitive and the meaning of the phrase it creates.
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Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
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Handout
Other

Using English: Glossary of English Grammar Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive A-Z index of grammar terms with explanations and examples. Each entry provides links to activities and other resources available on the site for more practice on that aspect of grammar. Suggested activities are often...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Parts of Speech to Write Descriptive Sentences

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students can easily grasp the the parts of a sentence with this lesson plan.
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Handout
Other

Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Grammar Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get a collection of self-help handouts on different parts of speech and common usage topics.
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Handout
Other

Kryss Tal: Grammar: Introduction to Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very good overview of grammar components. Grammar examples and links are provided.
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Handout
English Plus+

Grammar Slammer Glossary: Prepositions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a basic definition of prepositions, along with a chart of the most common ones. Some of the prepositions listed serve as a hypertext link to more detailed information on that specific word.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Camping Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. When I Go Camping with Grandma, a book by Marion Dane Bauer, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Young scholars...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Who/what/where/when Game: Wild Weather Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. Brave Irene, written by William Steig, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Students will develop sentences with...