The Tale of Mr. Morton

The Tale of Mr. Morton is a song in Schoolhouse Rock!, which can be seen in Grammar Rock. The song teachs us about subjects and predicates.

Lyrics
''This is the tale of Mister Morton Mister Morton is who? He is the subject of our tale and the predicate tells what Mister Morton must do''

Mister Morton walked down the street Mister Morton walked Mister Morton talked to his cat Mister Morton talked (Hello, cat. You look good.) Mister Morton was lonely Mister Morton was

Mister Morton is the subject of the sentence, and what the predicate says, he does.

Mister Morton knew just one girl Mister Morton knew Mister Morton grew flowers for Pearl Mister Morton grew Mister Morton was very shy Mister Morton was

Mister 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

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

Mister 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.

''Mister Morton knocked on her door Mister Morton knocked Mister Morton sat on her porch Yes, he just sat there and rocked. Mister Morton was a nervous man; when she opened up the door he ran.''

''Mister Morton climbed up his stairs Mister Morton climbed Mister Morton rhymed pretty words Mister Morton rhymed Mister Morton was lonely Mister 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.