3rd Grade Grammar Jingles
The Sentence Jingle
A sentence, sentence, sentence
Is complete, complete, complete
When five simple rules
It meets, meets, meets
It has a subject, subject, subject
And a verb, verb, verb.
And it makes sense, sense, sense
With every word, word, word.
Add a capital letter
And a punctuation mark.
And now our sentence has all its parts!
But REMEMBER –
Subject and verb and complete sense,
With a capital letter and an end mark, too.
Our sentence is complete,
And now we’re through!
The Noun Jingle
This is a noun jingle, my friend,
A noun jingle, my friend.
You can shake it to the left
And shake it to the right.
Find yourself a noun,
And then recite:
A noun names a person.
A noun names a thing.
A noun names a person,
Place, or thing,
And sometimes an idea.
Person, place, thing, idea!
Person, place, thing, idea!
So, shake it to the left,
And shake it to the right.
Find yourself a noun,
And feel just right!
The 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 in motion
Because it tells what the subject does.
We stand! We sit! We smile!
The linking verb shows a state of being,
Like am, is, are, was, and were,
Looks, becomes, grows, and feels.
The linking verb shows no action
Because it tells what the subject is.
He is a clown. He looks funny.
The Adverb Jingle (Students “cheer” response)
Everyone: An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Teacher: An adverb asks,
Students: HOW? WHEN? WHERE?
Teacher: To find an adverb:
Students: Go! (snap) Ask! (snap) Get! (snap)
Teacher: But where do I go?
Students: To a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Teacher: What do I ask?
Students: HOW? WHEN? WHERE?
Teacher: What do I get?
Students: An adverb! Hey!
The Adjective Jingle (Students “cheer” response)
Everyone: An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Teacher: An adjective asks,
Students: WHAT KIND?
Teacher: An adjective asks,
Students: WHICH ONE?
Teacher: An adjective asks,
Students: HOW MANY?
Teacher: To identify an adjective:
Students: Go! (stomp, stomp) Ask! (clap, clap) Get! (snap, snap)
Teacher: Where do I go?
Students: (stomp, stomp) To a noun or a pronoun.
Teacher: What do I ask?
Students: (clap, clap) WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY?
Teacher: What do I get?
Students: (snap, snap) An Adjective! Hey!
The Article Adjective Jingle
We are the article adjectives,
Teeny tiny adjectives.
A, AN, THE – A, AN, THE
We are called article adjectives and noun markers.
We are memorized and used every day.
So, if you spot us, you can mark us
With a capital A.
We are the article adjectives,
Teeny, tiny adjectives.
A, AN, THE – A, AN, THE
The Prepositional Phrase Jingle (Tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”)
I’ve been working with prepositions
‘Til I can work no more.
A prep connects a noun or pronoun
To the rest of the sentence before.
When I put them all together,
The prep and its noun or pro,
I get a prepositional phrase
That could cause my mind to blow!
An object of the prep
An object of the prep
An object of the prep answers WHAT or WHOM.
A prepositional phrase
A prepositional phrase
A prepositional phrase will make your sentence bloom.
The Preposition Flow Jingle
(Tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Prepositions, prepositions, starting with A (clap, clap)
Prepositions, prepositions, starting with A (clap, clap)
Aboard, about, above
Across, after, against
Along, among, around, at. (clap, clap)
Prepositions, prepositions, starting with B (head nod twice)
Prepositions, prepositions, starting with B (head nod twice)
Before, behind, below
Beneath, beside, between
Beyond, but, by start with B. (head nod twice)
Prepositions, prepositions, starting with D (half the students say “no C”)
Prepositions, prepositions, starting with D (half the students say “no C”)
And finishing up with “O”
Now hang on here we go
Prepositions, prepositions, starting with D (half the students say “no C”)
Down, (Pause) during, (Pause) except, (2 pauses)
For, (Pause) from, (Pause) in (2 pauses)
Inside, into, like, near,
Of, off, on,
Out, (Pause) outside, (Pause) over. (foot tap, foot tap)
Prepositions, prepositions, we’re almost through (whole group says “phew”)
Prepositions, prepositions, we’re almost through (whole group says “phew”)
Start with “P” and end with “W”
Prepositions, prepositions, we’re almost through (whole group says “phew”)
Past, (Pause) since, (Pause) through, (2 pauses)
Throughout, (Pause) to, (Pause) toward, (2 pauses)
Under, underneath,
Until, up, upon,
With, (Pause) within, (Pause) without. (2 pauses)
Prepositions, prepositions, easy as can be (do all motions: clap, nod, “no C”, tap, “phew”)
Prepositions, prepositions, easy as can be (do all motions: clap, nod, “no C”, tap, “phew”)
Now we’re all finished, and aren’t you pleased?
We’ve just recited 49 of these!
The Pronoun Jingle (Tune of “This Old Man”)
These little pronouns,
Hangin’ around,
Can take the place
Of any of the nouns.
With a smile and a nod
And a twinkle of the eye,
Give those pronouns
A big high five! Yeah!
The Subject Pronoun Jingle
There are seven subject pronouns
That are easy as can be.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS!
I and We, (clap, clap)
He and She, (clap, clap)
It and They and You. (clap, clap, clap)
Those are the subject pronouns!
The Possessive Pronoun Jingle
There are seven possessive pronouns
That are easy as can be.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS!
My and Our, (clap, clap)
His and Her, (clap, clap)
Its and Their and Your. (clap, clap, clap)
Those are possessive pronouns!
The Conjunction Sound-Off Jingle
Boys: Conjunctions are a part of speech.
Girls: Conjunctions are a part of speech.
B: They join words or sentences.
G: They join words or sentences.
B: It is quite a feat!
G: It is quite a feat!
B: Sound off!
G: Conjunctions!
B: Sound off!
G: AND, OR, BUT!
(Switch to girls first.)
G: There are many conjunctions.
B: There are many conjunctions.
G: But three of them stand out.
B: But three of them stand out.
G: Put your hands together and give a shout!
B: Put your hands together and give a shout!
G: Sound off!
B: Conjunctions!
G: Sound off!
B: AND, OR, BUT!
G: Sound off!
B: Conjunctions!
Everyone: Sound off!
AND, OR, BUT!
Helping Verb Song (Tune of “Jingle Bells”)
Helping Verbs, Helping Verbs
There are 23
Am, is, are, was, and were
Being, been, and be
Have, has, had, do, does, did
Shall, will, should, and would
There are five more helping verbs
May, might, must, can, could
Please memorize:
Common present-tense helping verbs: am, is, are, has, have, do, does
Common past-tense helping verbs: was, were, had, did, been
Common future-tense helping verbs: will, shall
The Interjection Jingle
Girls: Oh, Interjection, Interjection, Interjection, who are you?
Boys: I’m a part of speech through and through.
Girls: Well, Interjection, Interjection, Interjection, what do you do?
Boys: I show strong or mild emotion; need a review?
Girls: Oh, Interjection, Interjection, Interjection, I still don’t have a clue.
Boys: I show strong emotion, like Wow! Great! Or Yahoo!
Boys: I show mild emotion, like Oh! Yes, Fine, or Toodle-oo.
Girls: Well, Interjection, Interjection, you really know how to groove!
Boys: That’s because I’m a part of speech through and through!
The Possessive Noun Jingle
A Possessive noun just can’t be beat.
It shows ownership, and that is neat.
Add an apostrophe to show possession.
This is a great ownership lesson.
Adjective is its part of speech.
Ask WHOSE to find it as you speak.
Whose house? Tommy’s house.
Possessive Noun Adjective!
The Eight Parts of Speech Jingle
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 to groove.
Next come the PIC’s, and then we’re done.
They’re Preposition, Interjection, and Conjunction!
All together now.
The eight parts of speech, abbreviations, please.
NVP – AA – and – PIC!
The Direct Object Jingle
A direct object is a noun or a pronoun.
A direct object completes the meaning of the sentence.
A direct object is located after a verb-transitive.
To find the direct object ask WHAT or WHOM after your verb.
The Object Pronoun Jingle
There are seven object pronouns that are easy as can be.
OBJECT PRONOUNS!
Me and us, (clap, clap)
Him and her, (clap, clap)
It and them and you. (clap, clap, clap)
Those are the object pronouns!
The Indirect Object Jingle
An indirect object is a noun or a pronoun
An indirect object receives what the direct object names.
An indirect object is located between the verb-transitive and the direct object.
To find the indirect object ask TO WHOM or FOR WHOM after the direct object.