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Wednesday 12 December 2012

Language and Grammar 

Bob and Jane Gooding wrote and told me about a poem that allowed Jane to remember the difference between nouns and verbs etc. However Jane can't remember all of it. I think what Bob and Jane have sent me is marvellous but they think there is more to it. Can anyone complete this poem mnemonic for us?

Every name is called a noun
As field and county, street & town.
How things are done the adverbs tell
as quickly slowly, badly, well.
An adjective describes a thing
as magic wand or golden ring.
A verb means action, something done
to read to write to jump to run.



THE PARTS OF SPEECH

Every name is called a NOUN,
As field and fountain, street and town;

In place of noun the PRONOUN stands
As he and she can clap their hands;

The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
As magic wand and bridal ring;

The VERB means action, something done -
To read, to write, to jump, to run;

How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
As quickly, slowly, badly, well;

The PREPOSITION shows relation,
As in the street, or at the station;
CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways,

Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase;

The INTERJECTION cries out, 'Hark!
I need an exclamation mark!'

Through Poetry, we learn how each
of these make up THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

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