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Jingles

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Sentence Jingles:

Pronoun Jingle Subject Pronoun Possessive
Pronoun		 The 23 Helping
  Verbs
Eight Parts of
Speech		 Object Pronoun
 Jingle		 Direct Object
Jingle		 Indirect Object
Jingle
Predicate Noun Jingle Predicate Adjective Jingle
 
 
 
 
Sentence Jingle

A sentence, sentence, sentence
Is complete, complete, complete
When 5 simple rules
It meets, meets, meets.

It has a subject, subject, subject
And a verb, verb, verb. 
It makes sense, sense, sense
With every word, word, word.
 

Add a capital letter, letter,
And an end mark, mark.
Now we're finished, and aren't we smart!
Now our sentence has all its parts!

REMEMBER
 Subject, Verb, Com-plete sense,
Capital letter, and an end mark, too.
That's what a sentence is all about!
Noun Jingle
Yo! Ho! It's the NOUN we know!
A noun names a person,
A noun names a place,
A noun names a person, place, or thing,
And sometimes an idea!
Person, Place, Thing, Idea

Finding nouns is a game.
Listen now to the nouns we name:
 
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Girls, boys, shoes, and clothes.

Yo! Ho! It's the NOUN we know!
Yo! Ho! It's ~he NOUN we know!
Person, Place, Thing, Idea.
Person, Place, Thing, Idea.
Now it's time to say Yo! Whoa!
Verb Jingle
A verb, a verb. What is a verb?
Haven't you heard?
There are two kinds of verbs:
The action verb and the linking verb.

The action verb shows a state of action,
Like stand and sit and smile.
The action verb is always doing
Because it tells what the subject does. 
We stand! We sit! We smile

 		 The linking verb is a state of being,
Like am, is, are, was, and were,
Look, become, grows, and feels.
A linking verb shows no action
Because it tells what the subject is.
He is a clown. He looks funny.!
Adverb Jingle
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
 An adverb asks How? When? Where?
 To find an adverb: Go, Ask, Get.
 Where do I go?  To a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
 What do I ask?  How? When? Where?
 What do I get?  An ADVERB! (Clap) That's what!
 
Adjective Jingle
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun.
An adjective asks What kind? Which one? How many?
To find an adjective: Go, Ask, Get.
Where do I go? To a noun or pronoun.
What do I ask? What kind? Which one? How many?
What do I get? An ADJECTIVE! (Clap) That's what!
 
The Preposition Jingle
A PREP PREP PREPOSITION
Is a special group of words
That connects a
NOUN, NOUN, NOUN
Or a PRO PRO PRONOUN
To the rest of the sentence
 
Object of the Prep Jingle
Dum De Dum Dum!
An O-P is a N-O-U-N or a P-R-O
After the P-R-E-P
In a S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E
Dum De Dum Dum - Done!
 
Preposition Flow
Preposition, Preposition Preposition, Preposition Preposition, Preposition
Starting with an A. Starting with a B. Starting with a D.
(Fast) (Fast) down (slow & long),
aboard, about, above, before, behind, below, during (snappy).
across, after, against, beneath, beside, between,  
(Slow) (Slow)  
along, among, around, at. beyond, but, by.  
   
   
Preposition, Preposition Preposition, Preposition Preposition, Preposition
Don't go away. Almost through. Easy as can be.
Go to the middle Start with P and end with W. We're all finished,
And see what we say. past, since, through, And aren't you pleased?
E-F-l and L-N-O throughout, to, toward, We've just recited
except, for, from, under, underneath, All 49 of these.
in, inside, into, until, up, upon,  
like, with, within, without.  
near, of, off,    
on,_out,_outside,_over.    
 
Pronoun Jingle
These little pronouns,
Hanging around,
Take the place of all the nouns.
With a smile and a nod and a
Twinkle of the eye,
Give those pronouns a big high
Five! Yea! 
 
Subject Pronoun Jingle
There are seven subject pronouns
That are easy as can be:
I and we, (clap twice)
He and she, (clap twice)
It and they and you. (clap twice)
 
Possessive Pronoun Jingle
There are seven possessive pronouns
That are easy as can be:
My and our, (clap twice)
His and her, (clap twice)
Its and their and your. (clap twice)
The 23 Helping Verbs of the Mean, Lean Verb Machine Jingle
These 23 helping verbs will be on my test
I gotta remember them so I can do my best.
I'll start out with 8 and finish with 15;
Just call me the mean, lean verb machine.

There are the 8 be verbs that are easy as can be:
am, is , are --was and were,
am, is , are --was and were,
am, is , are --was and were,
be, being, and been.
All together now, the 8 be verbs:
am, is , are --was and were -- be, being, and been,
am, is , are --was and were -- be, being, and been,
 		 There're 23 helping verbs, and I've recited only 8.
That leaves fifteen more that I must relate:
has, have, and had -- do, does, and did,
has, have, and had -- do, does, and did
might, must, may -- might must, may.

Knowing these verbs will save my grade:

can and could -- would and should,
can and could -- would and should,
shall and will,
shall and will,
In record time, I did this drill.
I'm the mean, lean verb machine - STILL!
The Eight Parts of Speech

Want to know how to write?
Use the eight parts of speech - They're dynamite!
Nouns, Verbs, and Pronouns - They rule!
They're called the NVP's, and they're really cool!
The Double A's are on the move;
Adjectives and Adverbs help you groove!
Next come the PlC's, and then we're done!
The PlC's are Preposition, Interjection, and Conjunction!
All together now, the eight parts of speech, abbreviations please:
NVP, AA, PlC NVP, AA, PlC!
 
Object Pronoun Jingle

There are seven object pronouns
That are easy as can be
Me and us, (clap twice)
Him and her, (clap twice)
It and them and you.  (clap three)
The Direct Object Jingle

1. A direct object is a noun or pronoun.
2. A direct object completes the meaning of the sentence.
3. A direct object is located after the verb-transitive.
4. To find the direct object ask WHAT or WHOM after your verb.
The Indirect Object Jingle

1. A indirect object is a noun or pronoun.
2. A indirect object receives what the direct object names.
3. A indirect object is located between the verb-transitive and the direct object.
4. To find the indirect object ask TO WHOM or FOR WHOM after the direct object.
The Predicate Noun Jingle

Listen, my comrades, and you shall hear
About predicate nouns from far and near.
No one knows the time or year
When the predicate nouns will appear.
Listen now to all the facts,
So you will know when the Pred's are back!
Dum De Dum Dum
A predicate noun is a special noun in the predicate
That means the same thing as the subject word.
To find a predicate noun, ask what or who
After a linking verb.
The Predicate Adjective Jingle
Listen, my comrades, and you shall hear
About predicate adjectives from far and near.
No one knows the time or year
When the predicate adjective will appear.
Listen now to all the facts,
So you will know when the Pred's are back!
Dum De Dum Dum
A predicate adjective is a special adjective in the predicate
That modifies only the subject word.
To find a predicate adjective, ask what kind of subject
After a linking verb.