annex 4

Mr Mortons story

And the predicate is the verb

That's the action word
That gets the subject up and out
Mister Morton wrote Pearl a poem
Mister Morton wrote
Pearl replied in the afternoon
Pearl replied by a note
Mister Morton was very nervous
Mister Morton was

This is the tale of Mr Morton

Mister Morton is who?
He is the subject of our tale
And the predicate tells what Mr
Morton must do
Mr Morton walked down the street
Mister Morton 1...............
Mister Morton talked to his cat
Mister Morton 2...............
(Hello, cat. You look good.)
Mister Morton was lonely
Mister Morton 3............... .
Mister Morton is the subject of the
Sentence, and what the predicate says,
He does
Mr Morton knew just one girl
Mr Morton knew
Mr Morton grew flowers for Pearl
Mr Morton grew
Mr Morton was very shy
Mr Morton was
Mr Morton is the subject of the
Sentence, and what the predicate says,
He does
The subject is a noun,
That's a person, place or thing
It's who or what the sentence is about

Mister Morton is the subject of the

Sentence, and what the predicate says,
He does!
The cat 4......................,
The sun beat down,
A neighbor 5................... his kid.
(Come here kid - come on!)
Each sentence is completed when
You know what the subject did.
Mr Morton 6.................. on her door
Mr Morton 7......................... .
Mr Morton sat on her porch
Yes, he just sat there and 8....................
Mr Morton 9........... a nervous man;
When she 10.................up the door he ran.
Mr Morton 11................. up his stairs
Mr Morton 12....................
Mr Morton rhymed pretty words
Mr Morton 13.....................
Mr Morton was lonely
Mr Morton was
Until Pearl 14.................. up with a single rose.
Who says women can't propose?
Now Mr Morton is happy
And Pearl and the cat are too
They're the subjects of the sentence
And what the predicate says, they do.

Mr Mortons story

This is the tale of Mr Morton

Mr Morton is who?
He is the subject of our tale
And the predicate tells what Mr
Morton must do
Mr Morton walked down the street
Mr Morton walked
Mr Morton talked to his cat
Mr Morton talked
(Hello, cat. You look good.)
Mr Morton was lonely
Mr Morton was
Mr Morton is the subject of the
Sentence, and what the predicate says,
He does
Mr Morton knew just one girl
Mr Morton knew
Mr Morton grew flowers for Pearl
Mr Morton grew
Mr Morton was very shy
Mr Morton was
Mr Morton is the subject of the
Sentence, and what the predicate says,
He does
The subject is a noun,
That's a person, place or thing
It's who or what the sentence is about
And the predicate is the verb
That's the action word
That gets the subject up and out.

Mr Morton wrote Pearl a poem

Mr Morton wrote
Pearl replied in the afternoon
Pearl replied by a note
Mr Morton was very nervous
Mr Morton was
Mr Morton is the subject of the
Sentence, and what the predicate says,
He does!
The cat stretched,
The sun beat down,
A neighbor chased his kid.
(Come here kid - come on!)
Each sentence is completed when
You know what the subject did.
Mr Morton knocked on her door
Mr Morton knocked
Mr Morton sat on her porch
Yes, he just sat there and rocked.
Mr Morton was a nervous man;
When she opened up the door he ran.
Mr Morton climbed up his stairs
Mr Morton climbed
Mr Morton rhymed pretty words
Mr Morton rhymed.
Mr Morton was lonely
Mr Morton was
Until Pearl showed up with a single rose.
Who says women can't propose?
Now Mr Morton is happy
And Pearl and the cat are too.
They're the subjects of the sentence
And what the predicate says, they do.
Mr Morton was lonely
Mr Morton was
Until Pearl showed up with a single rose.
Who says women can't propose?
Now Mister Morton is happy
And Pearl and the cat are too.
They're the subjects of the sentence
And what the predicate says, they do.