Parts of Speech song · ELA · Grades 6–9
Eight Deep
Pencils down. Every sentence got a crew. Eight deep.
- Subject
- ELA
- Grades
- 6–9
- Length
- 2:57
- Style
- West Coast boom-bap
Lyrics
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For teachers
Free to use in class. Play it a few times; it's made to support what students learn in class, not replace it.
About this song
All eight parts of speech in one West Coast boom-bap track for grades 6-9. Verse 1 covers nouns (proper, collective, abstract) and pronouns (reflexive, relative, indefinite). Verse 2 covers verbs (linking, helping, transitive, intransitive) and the three verbals: gerunds, participles and infinitives. The beat switch covers adjectives (predicate adjectives, comparatives and superlatives), adverbs and adverbial nouns, prepositional phrases, and coordinating (FANBOYS), subordinating and correlative conjunctions. The outro breaks one sentence down, word by word.
The Deep series
Check yourself
In "The pizza smells good," what kind of verb is "smells"?
Show the answer
A linking verb. Nobody is doing any smelling: "smells" links the pizza to how it is (good).
Key terms
- parts of speech
- eight parts of speech
- nouns
- pronouns
- verbs
- adjectives
- adverbs
- prepositions
- conjunctions
- interjections
- linking verbs
- helping verbs
- gerunds
- participles
Standards it supports
- L.6.1Command of standard English grammar and usage in writing and speaking.
- L.8.1aExplain the function of verbals: gerunds, participles and infinitives.
Common Core State Standards.
Lesson pack
Coming soon for this song: a lyric sheet, fill-in-the-blanks, vocabulary, a quiz and an exit ticket.
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