Wiki Page, Basic English Grammar: Unit 3.1: Adjectives Video

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2016-07-04T14:05:24-06:00

Lyrics:

INTRO

I love Spring!
It's so bright and lively!
The only seasons I love as much are Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Life is so wonderful being an adjective.
Look at those nouns having a picnic.
Let's describe them.

Verse 1

Tina's kind
Reggie's sweet
Cake's delish!
Skunks are ODIFEROUS!

Nancy's DIVINE
Nelson's NEAT
Trees are TALL
I am SMALL
But VOCIFEROUS!

If her dress is quite UGLY, but you know she tries
Use the art of the adjective to get you by
Say: "Your dress is so... INTERESTING."

Woman
Thanks!

Adjective
She replies
-- You're so WISE!

Woman
What a guy!

Chorus 1

The adjective will fill my palette plenty
Which one? What kind? How much? DESCRIBE how many!
The words you think
The thoughts you say
Should never let your day go gray
The world of words will help you paint the way

Verse 2

But it isn't just nouns
There are pronouns I've found
Who need adjectives
They take the place of a noun
And then they come around
Where the magic lives

Like that flower!
It's gorgeous.

Your Grandma!
She's wise.

Hey Skunk!
You are putrid
And make stinky skies!

Yes Pronouns live like Nouns
But... in disguise!
So let's MODIFY and DESCRIBE!

Chorus 2

The adjective will fill my palette plenty
Which one? What kind? How much? DESCRIBE how many!
The words you think
The thoughts you say
Should never let your day go gray
The world of words will help you paint the way

Bridge (Chorus with fa la la's & speaking)

Adjectives can be demonstrative - that car, those diamonds
They can be possessive - my sandwich, her smile
They can be comparative - yellower than a lemon, even taller than a baby
Or superlative - the yellowest lemon, the tallest non-baby

You can use all of those to describe things.
A BLUE sky, the BLUER sky, the BLUEST sky, THAT sky, MY sky!
Oh, my my!

Verse 3

Now the articles
Or baby adjectives
They are my little ones

Articles
Dada!
Mama!

Adjective
They're so CUTE.
They are A, THE and AN
Aren't they cute? They say --

Articles
-- WAAA!

Adjectives
Well, they're... sometimes... fun

Article
(Throws up)
BLAAH!

Adjective
That is GROSS.
They're AN itch
Or THE sky
Or A blackberry pie
Or THE Craziest, Singingest, WORDIEST guy!
Yes, an adjective raises your thoughts oh so high!
So let's play in a HIGHER key, fly and DESCRIBE

Chorus 3

The adjective will fill my palette plenty
Which one? What kind? How much? DESCRIBE how many!
The words you think
The thoughts you say
Should never let your day go gray
The world of words will help you paint the way
Ah, GET OUT YOUR BRUSHES, PEOPLE!
Without me, love, your world is...

DULL and GRAY.

What a lovely song!