Phrases
Phrases is a unit of teaching within Sentence Structure, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Entity profile
Every node stores the same attribute set, which is why the hierarchy can grow without new templates.
Unit
Depth 3 in the graph
english/grammar/sentence-structure/phrases
2,235
12 topics · 360 concepts · 1,800 micro-concepts
Chapters
Every chapter below is a full entity with its own skills, objectives, misconceptions and resource set.
Introducing Phrases
Introducing Phrases is a chapter within Phrases: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Working with Phrases
Working with Phrases is a chapter within Phrases: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Phrases in Context
Phrases in Context is a chapter within Phrases: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Skills and learning objectives
Skills hang off the entity; objectives hang off the skill; activities and assessment hang off the objective.
Identify phrases
RememberIdentify phrases accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Identify phrases independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain phrases
UnderstandExplain phrases accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Explain phrases independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind phrases using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Calculate phrases
ApplyCalculate phrases accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Calculate phrases independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Compare phrases
AnalyseCompare phrases accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Compare phrases independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind phrases using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Semantic relationships
Prerequisite and related edges are what make this a graph rather than a menu.
- ClausesUnit
- Complex SentencesUnit
- PronounsStrand
Misconceptions
Stored on the entity so worksheets, quizzes and lesson plans all target the same known errors.
Confident students rush phrases and skip the checking step.
Correction — Build in an estimate-before-solve routine so an unreasonable answer stands out.
Learners over-generalise a special case of phrases to every situation.
Correction — Present a deliberate non-example and ask why the rule fails.
Curriculum alignment
Curricula, boards and countries are data — adding one never changes the architecture.
COM-865.1
Mapped statement covering Phrases.
OCR-746.2
Mapped statement covering Phrases.
What comes next
Curriculum order is an edge in the graph, so every entity knows the step that follows it.
Fragments and Run-ons
Fragments and Run-ons is a unit of teaching within Sentence Structure, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Nouns
Words that name people, places, things and ideas.
Verbs
Verbs is a curriculum strand within Grammar — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
Adjectives
Adjectives is a curriculum strand within Grammar — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
Difficulty ladder
The same entity, six levels of demand — easy through to olympiad and exam level.
Scaffolded first attempt with worked support.
Standard curriculum demand, unscaffolded.
Multi-step questions and unfamiliar contexts.
Stretch tasks that need reasoning, not recall.
Competition-style problems built on the same idea.
Board-styled questions with mark schemes.
Learning intent
Not every visitor wants the same thing. Each intent routes to the resource that actually does that job.
Audience views
Phrases in Grade 1, surfaced differently for each reader.
AI Tutor context chain
Open the tutor from here and it already knows where you are — this is the sequence it recommends.
- 01Prerequisite lessonclauses
- 02Video explanationPhrases modelled end to end
- 03Interactive practiceAnswer on screen with instant checking
- 04QuizTen graded items with hints
- 05FlashcardsRetrieval on a 14-day schedule
- 06Common mistakesThe misconceptions stored on this node
- 07Harder worksheetSame concept, exam-level demand
- 08Past paper questionsBoard questions on this concept
- 09Mock testTimed, marked, with feedback
- 10Book a tutorOne-to-one on exactly this gap
Free Phrases resources
Every format below is a free, standalone page generated from this entity — 53 of them, all interlinked.
- Free Phrases lessons
- Free Phrases lesson plans
- Free Phrases explanations
- Free Phrases worked examples
- Free Phrases real life examples
- Free Phrases common mistakes
- Free Phrases video lessons
- Free Phrases worksheets
- Free Phrases printable worksheets
- Free Phrases interactive worksheets
- Free Phrases homework worksheets
- Free Phrases revision worksheets
- Free Phrases word problems
- Free Phrases practice tests
- Free Phrases flashcards
- Free Phrases study notes
- Free Phrases revision notes
- Free Phrases cheat sheets
- Free Phrases formula sheets
- Free Phrases mind maps
- Free Phrases vocabulary lists
- Free Phrases quizzes
- Free Phrases timed quizzes
- Free Phrases adaptive quizzes
- Free Phrases mcqs
- Free Phrases true or false questions
- Free Phrases fill in the blanks
- Free Phrases matching exercises
- Free Phrases short questions
- Free Phrases long questions
- Free Phrases question banks
- Free Phrases exam questions
- Free Phrases past paper questions
- Free Phrases solved past papers
- Free Phrases mock exams
- Free Phrases activities
- Free Phrases stem activities
- Free Phrases experiments
- Free Phrases games
- Free Phrases projects
- Free Phrases case studies
- Free Phrases homework
- Free Phrases assignments
- Free Phrases reading comprehension
- Free Phrases writing prompts
- Free Phrases spelling practice
- Free Phrases grammar practice
- Free Phrases teacher guides
- Free Phrases parent guides
- Free Phrases ai tutor sessions
- Free Phrases practice sessions
- Free Phrases progress trackers
- Free Phrases printables
Connected resources
30 resource types are generated for Phrases automatically — the graph never produces an entity without them.
Concept Explanation
The idea itself, explained from first principles.
Lesson
A taught sequence with modelling and checks for understanding.
Real Life Examples
Where the idea shows up outside school.
Common Mistakes
The misconceptions and how to correct them.
AI Tutor
Socratic one-to-one practice on this exact idea.
Quiz
Graded retrieval with hints and explanations.
Question Bank
Every question filtered to this entity.
MCQs
Multiple choice items with distractor analysis.
True or False
Fast misconception checks.
Fill in the Blanks
Cloze items for vocabulary and method.
Matching
Pair terms, models and definitions.
Short Questions
One to three mark responses.
Long Questions
Extended responses with method marks.
Exam Questions
Board-styled questions and command words.
Past Papers
Authentic papers filtered to this entity.
Solved Papers
Full worked solutions and examiner notes.
Frequently asked
- What sits underneath Phrases in the knowledge graph?
- 0 domains, 0 strands, 0 units, 3 chapters, 12 topics, 60 subtopics, 360 concepts and 1,800 micro-concepts — every one of them carrying its own worksheets, quizzes, flashcards, lesson plans and AI tutoring.
- What should a learner already know before Phrases?
- The graph lists Clauses, Complex Sentences, Pronouns as prerequisites. Each links to its own practice so a gap can be closed before moving on.
- Which grades is Phrases taught in?
- Typically Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, though every resource can be regenerated for any grade in the platform.
Related resources
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