StringNet is an English knowledgebase containing about 2 billion multiword patterns extracted from text. These patterns, called hybrid n-grams, can include specific words, word forms, or parts of speech. An example is "take the unprecedented step of [v-ing]". Each pattern is linked to related patterns by parent, child, expand, and contract relations. Teachers can use StringNet patterns and relations in classroom activities like substitution drills, noticing in reading, pre-teaching vocabulary, and games.