‘An A to Z of English’ – Michael Rosen extract

I found this while looking on grammar sites. This is a lovely poem by Michael Rosen, Rosen wrote the very popular book “We’re going on a bear hunt” which you may have heard of. He was also Children’s Laureate in 2007. You can listen to him read it here.

MICHAEL ROSEN

The teacher said:

‘A noun is a naming word.

What is the naming word in the sentence:

“He named the ship ’Lusitania”?’

‘Named’, said George.

‘Wrong. It’s “ship”’.

‘Oh’, said George.

The teacher said:

‘A verb is a doing word.

What is the doing word in the sentence:

“I like doing homework”?’

‘Doing’, said George.

‘Wrong. It’s “like”.’

‘Oh’, said George.

The teacher said:

‘An adjective is a describing word.

What is the describing word in the sentence:

“Describing sunsets is boring”?’

‘Describing’, said George.

‘Wrong. It’s “boring”.’

‘I know it is’, said George.