A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing

Well every person you can know And every place that you can go And any thing that you can show You know they're nouns A noun's a special kind of word It's any name you ever heard I find it quite interesting A noun is a person place or thing. Oh I took a train took a train to another state The flora and the fauna that I saw were really great. When I saw some bandits chasing the train I was wishing I was back home again. I took a train took a train to another state. Well every person you can know Like a bandit or an engineer And every place that you can go Like a state or a home And any thing that you can show Like animals and plants or a train You know they're nouns You know they're nouns. Oh, Mrs. Jones is a lady on Hudson Street. She sent her dog to bark at my brother and me. We gave her dog a big fat bone And now he barks at Mrs. Jones She's a lady who lives on Hudson Street Well every person you can know Mrs. Jones, a lady or a brother And every place that you can go Like a street or a corner And anything that you can show Like a dog or a bone You know they're nouns You know they're nouns. I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. My best friend was waiting there for me. (He took an early ferry). We went for a walk on the island you know And in the middle of summer It started to snow. I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Well every person you can know Like a friend or the captain of a ship And every place that you can go An island or a sea And anything that you can show Like a statue, a ferry or snow You know they're nouns You know they're nouns. Oh I put a dime in the drugstore record machine. Oldie-goldies started playing if you know what I mean. I heard Chubby Checker he was doing the twist And the Beatles and the Monkees it goes like this. I put a dime in the drugstore record machine. Well every person you can know The Beatles and the Monkees, Chubby Checker And every place that you can go Like a neighborhood or a store And anything that you can show Like a dime or a record machine You know they're nouns. A noun's a special kind of word It's any name you ever heard I find it quite interesting A noun's a person, place or thing. A noun is a person, place or thing.

Verb: That's What's Happening

I get my thing in action Verb! To be to sing to feel to live Verb! That's what's happening! I put my part in action Verb! To run to go to get to give Verb! You're what's happening! That's where I find satisfaction To search to find to have to hold Verb! To be bold! When I use my imagination Verb! I think I plot I plan I dream Turning into a creation Verb! I make I write I dance I sing When I feel really active Verb! I run I ride I swim I fly Other times when life is easy I rest I sleep I sit I lie Verb! That's what's happening! I can take a noun and bend it Give me a noun Bat ball break and plow Make it a verb and really send it Show me how I don't know my own power Verb! I get my thing in action Verb! And being Verb! And doing Verb! And saying A verb expresses action, being or state of being A verb makes a statement Yeah, a verb tells it like it is. Verb! That's what's happening! I can tell you when it's happening Past present future tense Tell you more about what's happening I can tell you who is happening Verb you're so intense Every sentence has a subject Noun person place or thing Find that subject, where's the action Verb can make the subject zing Take the subject, what is it? What's done to it? What does it say? Verb! You're what's happening! I can question like, What is it? Verb! You're so demanding! I can order like, Go get it. Verb! You're so commanding! When I hit I need an object! When I see I see the object! I get my thing in action! Verb! That's what's happening! To work to play to live to love.

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here

Lolly Lolly Lolly get your adverbs here Lolly Lolly Lolly got some adverbs here Come on down to Lolly's get the adverbs here You're going to need if you write or read or even think about it. Lolly Lolly Lolly get your adverbs here Got a lot of Lolly jolly adverbs here Anything you need and we can make it absolutely clear An adverb is a word (That's all it is, and there's a lot of 'em) That modifies a verb (Sometimes a verb, sometimes) It modifies an adjective, Or else another adverb And so you see that it's positively very very necessary. Lolly Lolly Lolly get your adverbs here Father, son and Lolly selling adverbs here Got a lot of adverbs and we make it clear So come to Lolly (Hello, folks. This is Lolly Senior saying we have every adverb in the book. So come on in and look. Hello, folks. Lolly Junior here. Suppose your house needs painting. How are you going to paint it? That's where the adverb comes in. We can also give you a special intensifier so you can paint it very neatly or rather sloppily. Hi. Suppose you're going nut-gathering. Your buddy wants to know where and when. Use an adverb and tell him.) Get your adverbs Use it with an adjective it says much more Anything described can be described some more Anything you'd ever need is in the store And so you choose very carefully Every word you use. Use it with a verb it tells us how you did Where it happened where you're going Where you've been Use it with another adverb at the end And even more How where or when, condition or reason These questions are answered When you use an adverb Come and get it! Lolly Lolly Lolly get your adverbs here Quickly quickly quickly get your adverbs here Slowly surely really learn your adverbs here You're going need 'em if you read 'em if you write or talk or think about it Lolly ... Lolly ... Lolly (etc during voice over). (If it's an adverb we have it at Lolly's! Bring along your old adjectives too, like slow, soft and sure. We'll fit them out with our-ly attachment And make perfectly good adverbs out of them) Get your adverbs here! Lots of good tricks at Lolly's so come on down! Lolly Lolly Lolly Adverbs deal with manner, place, time Lolly Lolly Lolly Condition, reason Father Son and Lolly Comparison, contrast Lolly Lolly Lolly Enrich your language with adverbs Lolly Lolly Lolly Besides, they're absolutely free! Lolly Lolly Lolly At your service! Indubitably!

Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

Now I have a friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and I could say that Rufus found a kangaroo That followed Rufus home And now tbat kangaroo belongs To Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla ... Whew! I could say that, but I don't have to Because I have pronouns I can say, He found a kangaroo that followed him home And now it is his You see, he, him and his are pronouns Replacing the noun Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla, A very proper noun, And it is a pronoun replacing the noun kangaroo. Now comma, Now Rufus has a sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you She found a kangaroo that followed her home and now it is hers but I can't say that Because she found an aardvark That fell in love with her and they're so happy. And my name is Albert Andreas Armadillo (No relation to the Sarsaparillas) Because of pronouns I can say I wish she would find a rhinoceros for me And we'd be happy. You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun Because saying all those nouns over and over Can really wear you down. Now I could tell you Rafaella Gabriela and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo found an aardvark, a kangaroo and a rhinoceros And now that aardvark and that kangaroo and that rhinoceros belong respectively to Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo Whew! Because of pronouns I can say in this way, We found them and they found us And now they are ours and we're so happy Thank you pronouns! A pronoun was made to take the place of a noun Because saying all those nouns over and over Can really wear you down. Sometimes when we take them all on the bus People really raise a fuss They start shouting out pronouns at us Like, "Who brought that rhinoceros on the bus?" And "What made that horrible noise?" And "Which one of them's getting off first?" Who what and which are special pronouns which can ask a question in the sense where you do not know the name of the noun. But I know I have mine and she has hers and he has his You have yours They love us and we love them What's ours is theirs, that's how it is with friends. And pronouns, you are really friends. Cause saying all those nouns over and over can really wear you down.

Unpack Your Adjectives

Came home from camping last spring Saw people, places and things We barely had arrived, Friends asked us to describe The people, places and every last thing. So we unpacked our adjectives. I unpacked "frustrating" first. Reached in and found the word "worst." Then I picked "soggy" and Next I picked "foggy" and Then I was ready to tell them my tale. Because I'd unpacked my adjectives. Adjectives are words you use to really describe things Handy words to carry around. Days are sunny or they're rainy Boys are dumb or else they're brainy Adjectives can show you which way. Adjectives are often used to help us compare things To say how thin how fat how short how tall. Girls who are tall can get taller, Boys who are small can get smaller, Till one is the tallest And one is the smallest of all. We hiked along without care. Then we ran into a bear. He was a hairy bear He was a scary bear We beat a hasty retreat from his lair And described him with adjectives. Next time you go on a trip Remember this little tip The minute you get back They'll ask you this and that You can describe people, places and things Simply unpack your adjectives. You can do it with adjectives. Tell them about it with adjectives. You can shout it with adjectives.

Conjunction Junction

Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Hooking up words and phrases and clauses. Conjunction Junction, how's that function? I've got three favorite cars That get most of my job done. Conjunction Junction, what's their function? I've got and, but, and or, They'll get you pretty far. And That's an additive, like this and that. But That's sort of the opposite, not this but that. And then there's or O-R, when you have a choice like This or that And, but, and or, Get you pretty far. Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Hooking up two boxcars and making them run right. Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice, Hey that's nice Dirty but happy, digging and scratching, Losing your shoe and a button or two He's poor but honest, sad but true, Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Hooking up two cars to one When you say something like this - choice Either now or later Or no choice: Neither now nor ever Hey that's clever Eat this or that Grow thin or fat Never mind, I wouldn't do that I'm fat enough now! Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Hooking up phrases and clauses that balance, like Out of the frying pan and into the fire He cut loose the sandbags, but the balloon wouldn't go any higher Let's go up to the mountains Or down to the sea You should always say "Thank you," Or at least say "Please." Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Hooking up words and phrases and clauses in complex sentences like, In the morning, when I am usually wide awake, I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake, where I usually see a duck and a drake, and I wonder as I walk by what they would say if they could speak, although I know that's an absurd thought. Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Hooking up cars and making them function. Conjunction Junction, how's that function? I like tying up words and phrases and clauses. Conjunction Junction, watch that function. I'm going to get you there if you're very careful. Conjunction Junction, what's your function? I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.

Interjections!

When Reginald was home with flu, uh huh, The doctor knew just what to do He cured the infection With one small injection While Reginald uttered some interjections Hey! That smarts! Ouch! That hurts! Yow! That's not fair, Giving a guy a shot down there! Interjections! Show excitement or emotion They're generally set apart from a sentence By an exclamation point or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong. Though Geraldine played hard to get, uh huh, Geraldo knew he'd woo her yet He showed his affection Despite her objections And Geraldine hollered some interjections Well! You've got some nerve! Oh! I've never been so insulted in all my life! Hey! You're kinda cute! (Chorus) So when you're happy Or sad Or frightened Or mad Or excited Or glad An interjection starts a sentence right! The game was tied at seven all, uh huh, When Franklin found he had the ball He made a connection In the other direction And the crowd starting shouting out interjections Aw! You threw the wrong way! Darn! You just lost the game! Hurray! I'm for the other team! (Chorus) So when you're happy Or sad or frightened or mad or excited or glad An interjection starts a sentence right! (Chorus) Interjections! Show excitement or emotion! Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah yeah! (Spoken): Darn, that's the end.