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	Phrase Thesaurus - ideas generator for writers \| online thesaurus
		Enter a word and it will generate a list of phrases and sayings related to that word - often including interesting selections that you may not have anticipated.
		Here's what sorts of phrases are included and more detail on how it works.
		The best way to see what it does is to use it - try these phrase thesaurus sample searches.
	www.phrasefinder.co.uk (159 words)

	What is a phrase?
		A phrase is a syntactic structure that consists of more than one word but lacks the subject-predicate organization of a clause.
		Allowance may be made on a theory-specific basis for single-word, minimal instances of phrases.
		A noun as a minimal instance of a noun phrase.
	www.sil.org /linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAPhrase.htm (83 words)

	English Tips-Introduction: The Verb Phrase-Terry Bates (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the simplest form, the single principal verb of a sentence is considered a verb phrase.
		Verb phrases in the progressive tenses use the auxiliary verb be with a principal verb in the ing form (present participle).
		Verb phrases in the perfect tenses use the auxiliary verb have with a principal verb in the past participle form.
	www.andeanwinds.com /andeanwinds/articles_terry_bates/verb_phrase_eng.htm (336 words)

	Phrase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A phrase (Greek φράση, sentence, expression, see also strophe) is a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence.
		A phrase is a syntactic structure which has syntactic properties derived from its head.
		For example prepositional phrases express a figure-ground relation in which the prepositional complement is the ground, the preposition itself specifies the relation, and the precedent element is the figure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phrase (588 words)

	Catch phrase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Catch phrases often originate in popular culture (such as movies and television), and are spread through a variety of media, including word of mouth.
		A catch phrase's defining features are its sudden, spontaneous, and widespread public reception, and its adopted use by the public, often to its amusement.
		The term "Manifest Destiny", for example, was a catch phrase of the mid-nineteenth century, coined by journalist John O'Sullivan in an editorial in 1845.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catchphrase (394 words)

	Phrase article - Phrase Prepositional phrase preposition Noun phrase noun Verb phrase - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Informally, a phrase is a group of words in a sentence that functions somewhat like a single word.
		Prepositional phrase with a preposition as head (e.g.
		Noun phrase with a noun as head (e.g.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Phrase (410 words)

	The Phrase
		English is a language with five classes of phrases, noun phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases.
		Each phrase, remember, is a merger of both form and function, and, as complex as it looks, the diagram illustrates only some of the complexities of the noun phrase in English.
		This phrase is a 'nonheaded' construction in English since no one constituent functions as the center of the phrase, the center on which the other elements depend.
	papyr.com /hypertextbooks/grammar/phrase.htm (2244 words)

	The FrameNet Project -- Identifying Phrase Types (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In choosing the phrase types and grammatical functions to use, the major criterion was whether or not a particular label might figure into a description of the grammatical requirements of one of the target words of the project.
		PP is assigned to ordinary prepositional phrases with nominal objects and to particles, the latter under the assumption that particles can be regarded as prepositional phrases which lack objects.
		The reason for the analysis as a clause is that the noun phrase cannot be separated from the gerundive verb phrase, for instance, in passivization.
	www.icsi.berkeley.edu /framenet/book/PTs.html (2960 words)

	Building Phrases
		A phrase is a group of two or more grammatically linked words without a subject and predicate -- a group of grammatically-linked words with a subject and predicate is called a clause.
		The group "teacher both students and" is not a phrase because the words have no grammatical relationship to one another.
		You use phrase to add information to a sentence and can perform the functions of a subject, an object, a subject or object complement, a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.
	www.uottawa.ca /academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/bldphr.html (192 words)

	phrase(1)
		Phrase input is a shorthand input method that automatically converts a keyword into a phrase.
		A phrase, or phrase definition, is a combination of graphic characters in the range of hexadecimal values 0x20-0x7e and 0xa1-0xfe.
		Regardless of whether phrase input is being supported by hardware or software, recognition of phrase names and conversion of phrase names to phrases is done only within the context of a particular phrase class.
	www.uwm.edu /cgi-bin/Dept/IMT/wwwman?topic=phrase(1)&msection=5 (1551 words)

	Phrase marks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is possible to "nest" phrase marks (i.e., have one phrase on a subset of the chords of another phrase).
		Phrase marks are sometimes used on tablature staffs in conjunction with slides.
		The dotted or dashed styles might be used for phrase marks that were added by an editor rather than the composer, or to show a phrase that doesn't apply to all verses.
	www.arkkra.com /doc/uguide/phrase.html (319 words)

	Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
		A Gerund Phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as:
		A participial phrase is a group of words consisting of a participle and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the participle, such as:
		A participial phrase is set off with commas when it: a) comes at the beginning of a sentence, b) interrupts a sentence as a nonessential element, or c) comes at the end of a sentence and is separated from the word it modifies.
	owl.english.purdue.edu /handouts/grammar/g_verbals.html (2846 words)

	What is a Phrase? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Prepositional Phrase: A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition, and sometimes an adjective or two that modifies the object.
		Gerund Phrase: Gerunds, verbals that end in -ing and that act as nouns, are frequently associated with modifiers and complements in a gerund phrase.
		Participial Phrase: Participle phrases are those in which present partici pIes, verbals ending in -ing, and past participles, verbals that end in -ed (for regular verbs) or other forms (for irregular verbs) are combined with complements and modifiers.
	athena.english.vt.edu /~owl/wcip/phrases.htm (1298 words)

	phrase \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		In grammar, a phrase (Greek φράση, sentence, expression, see also strophe) is a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence.
		For example the house at the end of the street (example 1) is a phrase.
		Examples 1 and 2 contain the phrase the end of the street (example 3) which acts like a noun.
	www.babylon.com /definition/phrase/?uil=English (320 words)

	phrase - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		A phrase is a sequence of two or more words that make up a grammatical construction, usually lacking a finite verb and hence not a complete clause or sentence: shady lane (a noun phrase); at the bottom (a prepositional phrase); very slowly (an adverbial phrase).
		An idiom is a phrase or larger unit of expression that is peculiar to a single language or a variety of a language and whose meaning, often figurative, cannot easily be understood by combining the usual meanings of its individual parts, as to go for broke.
		Locution is a somewhat formal term for a word, a phrase, or an expression considered as peculiar to or characteristic of a regional or social dialect or considered as a sample of language rather than as a meaning-bearing item: a unique set of locutions heard only in the mountainous regions of the South.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/phrase (874 words)

	LEO: Phrase Formulas
		A phrase is a group of words that lacks a subject, a predicate, or both and does not express a complete thought.
		A noun phrase consists of a noun and all of its modifiers.
		An appositive phrase is a noun phrase or any other type of phrase functioning as a noun that renames a noun/pronoun preceding it.
	leo.stcloudstate.edu /grammar/phraseformulas.html (851 words)

	TSE3: TSE3::Phrase class Reference
		Phrases are only generated by PhraseEdit objects (see PhraseEdit::createPhrase() for details).
		Phrases are used in a Part to produce MIDI data in the Song.
		The Phrase has a object associated with it which may be used by an application to redraw the Phrase in any Part on screen (this use is optional).
	tse3.sourceforge.net /doc/doxygen/classTSE3_1_1Phrase.html (285 words)

	The Gerund Phrase
		Gerund phrases always function as nouns, so they will be subjects, subject complements, or objects in the sentence.
		Be careful not to mistake a gerund phrase for a present participle phrase.
		The difference is that a gerund phrase will always function as a noun while a present participle phrase has the job of modifying another word in the sentence.
	www.chompchomp.com /terms/gerundphrase.htm (335 words)

	UCB Library Pathfinder: Phrase Indexes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Phrase indexes are given the same two-letter codes, but they are followed by an equal sign.
		These exact phrases, however, correspond to the elements which are delineated as "subfields" in the "MARC" cataloging record.
		For titles, this means that an exact phrase may be either the main title, or it may be the subtitle (but an exact phrase may not begin in the middle of the main title or the subtitle).
	sunsite2.berkeley.edu:8000 /html/help/phrase.html (313 words)

	phrase_rhythm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The rate at which (and the way in which) phrases (and thus cadences) succeed one another.
		In a way, a composition's phrase rhythm determines the rate at which (and the way in which) it breathes.
		Clearly this is only possible in the consequent phrase of a period, or during the restatement of a phrase heard previously.
	www.lsu.edu /faculty/jperry/virtual_textbook/phrase_rhythm.htm (329 words)

	Phrase Searches
		On the other hand, phrase searches will sometimes decrease search efficiency if the phrase used is not indexed in the tool or present in the full text articles.
		However, phrase searching can also hinder success if terms are combined as phrases that are not indexed in the search tool or are not used in the full text articles.
		For example, the phrase "how to negotiate with angry employees" may not return results in a business database, while a different type of search (i.e.
	www.tarleton.edu /~library/library_module/unit4/4phrase_lm.html (327 words)

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		Almost every phrase and saying in common use in English (13,000+) is listed in the searchable database.
	www.phrases.org.uk (291 words)

	Puzzlemaker - Fallen Phrase - DiscoverySchool.com
		To create your fallen phrase puzzle, follow the steps below and click the “Create My Fallen Phrase” button when you are done.
		Go to our Help page if you are having difficulty viewing Puzzlemaker puzzles.
		The phrase must be at least 40 characters long.
	puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com /FallenPhraseSetupForm.html (89 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. 1898. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
		Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
		Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell
		Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable comprises over 18,000 entries that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise catalog words with a tale to tell.”
	www.bartleby.com /81 (95 words)

	Sayings and Phrases - meanings and origins
		Shakespeare added more phrases and sayings to the English language than anyone else.
		If it isn't Shakespeare and it isn't nautical there's a good chance it's one of these Biblical phrases.
		We have collected some of the phrases and sayings into these categories...
	www.phrases.org.uk /meanings/index.html (205 words)

	Free Dynamic Phrase for Internet IP Address Websites and Visitors - IP2Phrase
		IP2Phrase™ allows you to insert dynamic customizable welcome messages to your web page with geographical information.You can either design your own phrase or use one of our defaults.
		Select a welcome phrase from our templates or create your own phrase.
		If you are using your own phrase, you need to use the special keywords below to represent visitor's IP address and geographical locations.
	www.ip2phrase.com (318 words)

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