
When you play
Phrase Detectives you will be asked your opinion of how phrases in texts (both fiction and
non-fiction) refer to each other. This is done in two game styles:
1) NAME THE CULPRIT
You will be shown a text with a phrase highlighted in
orange. You will be asked if this phrase refers to an entity
(person, or other object) that has already been mentioned in the text.
For example, you might see:
Sherlink Holmes went to the shop.
He got some tobacco for his pipe.
In this example, the phrase in orange,
He, refers to the same person
as the phrase "Sherlink Holmes" in the previous sentence. In such
cases, you should click on the earlier phrase and then on the
Done button.
However, not all phrases refer to a previously mentioned
things. In the text above, for instance, the phrases "some tobacco"
and "his pipe" in the second sentence refer to objects not mentioned
in the previous sentence. In these cases you
should click the
Not mentioned before button.
2) DETECTIVES CONFERENCE
You will be asked whether you agree with another
detective's decision. An example of this might be:
Sherlink Holmes went to the shop.
He couldn't believe it was closed.
If you think that the word in orange,
It, refers to the same object
as the phrase in blue,
the shop, you should say that you agree with
this decision.
Further instructions

You could
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other prizes for being in the top 10, if you have a minimum score of 5000 points in the month.
If you have more than 10,000 points in the month, you get
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When you play a head-to-head game you will be rated against expert answers. If you rating is 100 and you have over 1000 points, you automatically join the
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Did you know you can add comments in the game? Some of these comments have been extremely valuable to the team and the most useful each month will get an extra prize of
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To enter, simply play the game and start scoring points. Winners will be contacted by email so if you want to win please
add your email, on your
Settings page.
Full details are in the
FAQ.
Good luck!