| The
ING
Song
(to the of Comin' Round the Mountain)
for Mrs. Alfier's Class
Verse
1
With
ING you can be whistling
a tune!
(whistle, whistle)
With ING you can be clapping
in your room!
(clap, clap)
With ING you can be jumping!
(jump)
With ING you can be thumping!
(thump)
I-N-G 's a chunk for writing
with a BOOM!
(Cheer: Oh, YES!)
Verse
2
As
a verb, I-N-G
needs Dr. IS!
As a verb, I-N-G
needs Dr. ARE!
Dr. WAS and Dr. WERE:
These words just make ING
purr
As a verb, the I-N-G
words need Doc-tor.
Verse
3
Adjectives
with I-N-G
help a noun.
Adjectives with I-N-G
help a noun.
Flying
birds,
Barking
dogs,
Hopping
little tiny frogs,
Adjectives with I-N-G
help a noun.
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Paper
Practice:
If ING
words are used as verbs, they must have Dr.
IS, Dr. ARE, Dr. WAS, or Dr. WERE in front
of them!
Examples of
wonderful, complete sentences:
A mouse IS
eating
cheese. GOOD
SENTENCE!
We ARE
going
to the park. GOOD
SENTENCE!
My friend WAS
laughing
at me. GOOD
SENTENCE!
The birds WERE
flying
to their nests. GOOD
SENTENCE!
Examples
of a broken pieces of sentences or fragments:
A mouse eating
cheese.
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
We going
to the park. SENTENCE
FRAGMENT
My friend laughing
at me. SENTENCE
FRAGMENT
The birds flying
to
their nests.
SENTENCE FRAGMENT |
Paper Practice:
If ING words are
used as adjectives, they do not need Dr.
IS, Dr. ARE, Dr. WAS, or Dr. WERE with them.
Examples
of wonderful, complete sentences
with ING adjectives:
Many flying birds tweeted loudly.
(Flying tells
what kind of birds.)
Barking dogs scare me.
(Barking
tells what kind of dogs.)
Hopping little tiny frogs came
into my house. (Hopping
tells what kind of frogs.)
Did
you notice?
These sentences did not need the Dr. IS, Dr. ARE, Dr. WAS, or
Dr. WERE because the ING words were used as adjectives. |
Song and Lesson Examples
by Suzy Red, 1999
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