University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: Building Phrases
This discussion on the function of phrases includes a section on verb phrases, noun phrases, noun phrases used as verbals, adjective phrases, and adverb phrases.
University College London
University College London: Phrases
This section of a University College of London online English-grammar book defines and provides examples of adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases. It also provides an exercise, which can be evaluated and scored, on...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Appositive Phrases, & Adverbial & Adjectival Phrases and Clauses
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will show you how to transform your writing from typical to excellent through the proper construction of compelling phrases and clauses.L.9-10.1b Phrases/Clauses
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Appositive Phrases & Adverbial & Adjectival Phrases and Clauses
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson discusses the building blocks of phrases and clauses. Notice how the building blocks of phrases follow the parts of speech-nouns, verbs, adjectives, and so on....
University College London
University College London: More Phrase Types
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...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Lesson Plan Title: Adverb Charades
In this lesson for grades 3-5, students act out verb and adverb phrases while their teams try to guess the phrases.
Other
Tameri Guide for Writers: Clauses and Phrases
The first half of this tutorial on clauses and phrases covers topics such as independent clauses, dependent clauses, adjective clauses, adverb clauses, noun clauses, essential clauses, and nonessential clauses. The second part discusses...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is a Phrase?
List the different types of phrases with examples and a fun exercise to try.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Adverb Clause
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify an adverb clause in the context of a sentence.
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Sentence Elements: Phrase Functions
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.
Languages Online
Languages Online: Time Phrases and Verbs
Good exercise for practicing time phrases and verb conjugations! A true test of a student's comprehension of time and tenses. Matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and crossword exercises provide excellent practice with gerunds,...
Other
Pearson Adult Learning Center: Prepositional Phrases: Adjective or Adverb?
A ten-question quiz where students are asked to determine if the prepositional phrase in each sentence acts as an adjective or an adverb. Immediate feedback is provided for each answer and a percentage score is tallied and displayed...
Towson University
Towson University: Self Teaching Unit: Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
This lesson focuses on misplaced modifiers including adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and clauses and dangling modifiers. It discusses each, provides examples, explains how to correct them, and offers links to exercises and a post-quiz.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Verb Phrase
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a verb phrase in the context of a sentence.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Who/what/where/when Game: Wild Weather Sentences
In this instructional activity, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this instructional activity. Brave Irene, written by William Steig, is used as the mentor text of this instructional...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Desert Theme
In this instructional activity, Brooke Bessesen's picture book, Look Who Lives in the Desert!: Bouncing and Pouncing, Hiding and Gliding, Sleeping and Creeping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Mall Theme
In this lesson, Eileen Christelow's picture book, Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Recess Theme
In this lesson, Hooway for Wodney Watby, written by Helen Lester, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What",...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Sports Theme
In this lesson, Hoops, written by Robert Burleigh, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What", "When", and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Clauses
This slideshow lesson focuses on clauses; it defines the term and the two main types: independent and dependent. It lists the two types of dependent clauses: adjective and adverb; it provides examples of each, explains how to identify...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: What Are Modifiers? How to Use Them Correctly
This page focuses on modifiers including what modifiers are -- adjectives, adverbs, and descriptive phrases and clauses; misplaced modifiers and how to correct them; and limiting modifiers and how to use them. Examples are provided.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Circus Theme
In this lesson, Dr. Seuss' book, If I Ran the Zoo, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After reading the mentor text, learners will use click the buttons with the words "Who", "What", "When", and "Where" until...
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Using Semicolons
A writing tutorial for the correct use of semicolons to link two independent clauses, clauses with commas, clauses connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases, and to link lists where the items contain commas. Examples and...
Education.com
Education.com: L.2.6 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets can help students practice the Common Core State Standards skill of using words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including...
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