textbook page

Meaning

A 'textbook page' refers to a single sheet or side of paper within an educational coursebook. Teachers frequently use this phrase to direct students to specific readings, exercises, or diagrams during a school lesson.

Examples

• Please turn to textbook page forty-five for the next diagram.

  Please turn to textbook page forty-five for the next diagram.

• I accidentally tore a textbook page while putting it in my bag.

  I accidentally tore a textbook page while putting it in my bag.

• Can you take a photo of the textbook page and send it to me?

  Can you take a photo of the textbook page and send it to me?

• The answer to question three is on this textbook page.

  The answer to question three is on this textbook page.

• We need to read every textbook page in chapter four by Monday.

  We need to read every textbook page in chapter four by Monday.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Open your text book's page 50.

  ✓ Open your textbook to page 50.

  Do not use the possessive form 'text book's page'. Instead, say 'textbook page 50' or 'page 50 in your textbook'.

• ✗ I found the answer in the page of textbook.

  ✓ I found the answer on the textbook page.

  'Textbook page' functions as a compound noun. Avoid using 'page of textbook', which sounds unnatural to native speakers.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The teacher asked us to look at the map on ___ 12.

  💡 The sheet of paper in our study book.

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  textbook page

• I need to print out this ___ because I want to write notes on it.

  💡 A page from a school textbook.

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  textbook page