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with Sunita Kripalani
(A Play)
A fun journey through English grammar
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Verbie Goes bananas
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[email protected] & Cv illutt: sch sh
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Cv Dg: shvd ackm
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Ft pulhd 2012 yWtfc Pulhg Pvt. Ltd. Mum, id
isbn 978-81-90997-50-8
Ptd t: rp id Ltd., Mum
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For my son Nikhil
What is it that I have enjoyed more -
teaching you or learning rom you?
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Authors note ......................................................................................... 9The Stage ............................................................................................ 12The Cast ............................................................................................. 14
sc i - Th wly-cwd Kg chd y h uppt.......... 17sonG: Jai Ho! ..................................................................................... 22sonG: Verb is KinG! ........................................................................... 24sonG: raJa nUMber one................................................................... 26
sc ii - Th Kg d w dd, w vctv .................... 32sonG: THe aLPHabeT sonG ............................................................... 37
sc iii - Th Pu sujct vt th Kg ................................. 41sonG: HUM To PronoUns Hain ....................................................... 44
sc iV - Th nu fmly vt th ryl Plc ............................ 55
sc V - Th adjctv vt th ryl Plc ................................... 64sonG: THe HeaDaCHe sonG ............................................................. 79
sc Vi - Th Cjuct vt th Kg ....................................... 83
sc Vii - Th Ppt py ht vt ................................... 101
sc Viii - Th Clu vt th impl Plc ............................ 112
sc iX - Th Pv mt Kg V .......................................... 117
sc X - et th adv, ft cu f Kg V .................... 133sonG: Ya-Hoo! THe JUnGLee aDVerbs ............................................ 145sonG: ill DePenD on YoU ............................................................... 152
About the Author ............................................................................... 156
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Verbie Goes Bananas started as an idea in my headwhen I used to explain English grammar and syntax
to my school-going son and over time, it evolved into
a play, and eventually a book. I would like children
and teenagers, and their parents o course, to read
this humorous and entertaining play and enjoy the
grammar. Many jokes and fne nuances might be
lost, or escape the spectators during the staging and
dramatisation, which is the reason why I chose to
present this as a book.
About the play
Verbie Goes Bananas is an easy to stage single act play,
requiring no change in props or backdrop, neither is itvital to have an elaborate set or costumes. It explains
a ew basic concepts o English grammar humorously.
auth t
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It is o approximately 90 minute duration i enacted
and has several songs set to popular tunes.
The story
Mr. Verb, the most important citizen o the Kingdom
o the English Language has been crowned King.This new King would like to be addressed dierently,
not the same old boring Your Highness or him, so
he runs a contest to see who comes up with the best
vocative. Everyone chooses to address him dierently,
so he can select rom over a hundred vocatives.
Beore fnalising his Council o Ministers, the King
decides to meet all the tribes and communities o his
illustrious Kingdom. Various groups thereore take
turns to come to meet him and introduce themselves,
or instance the Noun amily: Mr. and Mrs. Noun
with their our lovely children - Common, Proper,
Collective, and little Abstract.
Each set o visitors has its own quirks and idiosyncrasies;
some are disciplined and present themselves well, while
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others are noisy and disorganised. The King thus meets
the diverse components o English grammar and mentallyaccepts or rejects them or his Advisory Council.
In the ironic dnouement that unolds, the King tells
his assistant, the Adjutant, that he has changed his
mind, and that he is no longer interested in screeningmore representatives o English grammar, because he
is now engaged to be married to someone who will
advise him on all matters grammatical thereater.
Verbie Goes Bananas has been a labour o love and
I am sure you will enjoy reading this as much as I have
enjoyed writing it.
Sunita Kripalani
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To the right, there is a large, ostentatious throne or theKing, plus an ornate table with a jug o water, a glass,and a small bottle o pills.
There is a huge double-digit calendar, prominentlyhung on the wall to indicate the passage o time.
Th stg
(A palace setting)
1 Fm ct id puppt tht, Sutradhaar - th hld f tg
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To the let is the door, the exit.
On the walls are several beautiully-ramed oversizedportraits o royal ancestors.
At frst glance, the largest portrait seems to be amere portrait, but the fgure within - a turbaned,moustachioed, robust old man with twinkling eyes - is
very much alive, a living portrait o ancestral glory.This is the Sutradhaar1, reclining comortably in hischair, holding a cane in hand. He looks around himwith a lot o curiosity and spouts satirical commentsevery now and then (in the style o a lovable but criticalold uncle).
The Sutradhaar establishes direct rapport with theaudience. On stage, the King and the other actors canneither see nor hear him. When the Sutradhaar talks,all other actors on stage reeze.... he evidently doesnthave a high opinion o the King, and never misses a
chance to poke un o him.
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The Sutradhaar
King Verb
The Adjutant2
12 Citizens: the Kings supporters.
A Senior Citizen
A Junior Citizen
21 Pronoun SubjectsMrs. Noun
Mr. Noun
4 baby Nouns: Common, Proper, Collective and
Abstract
Th Ct
2 att, d
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Demonstrative Adjective, Sr.
4 Demonstrative Adjectives: This, That, These &
Those
7 Adjectives: Quality, Quantity, Number, Colour,
Shape, Taste, & Nationality
4 Interrogative Adjectives
8 Possessive Adjectives: My, Your, His, Her, Its,
Our, Your, Their
21 Conjunctions
11 Prepositions: In, On, From, By, To, Across, Above,
Under, Behind, O, With
The Principal Clause
3 other Clauses: Adverbial, Adjective, and NounA Senior Proverb
20 other Proverbs
Several Adverbs: Quickly, Gladly, Beautiully, Slowly,
Truly, Madly, etc...
Ms. Martin, the Queen-to-be, in a cameo.
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The newly-crowned King is cheeredby his supporters
s c i
Monday morning, 10 am,
The Royal Palace (the Kings court)
Th wly-cwd Kg ttg h d
w th. a gup f ctz tdgc th tg d chg thutclly.
Th Kg adjutt wtg pctfully th
ckgud.
Sutradhaar:(in a tired voice) oh, wll, wll! Lk wh
cwd Kg w Kg f th Kgdm f th
eglh Lgug!! it M. V! Hmm! (rubs his
chin thoughtully, then peers at the King) Th th
lk gd, d lk t tht t, hw wll th d twkl! aft ll, t ct my
mld, u, pph, v 5,000 dmd,