THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH MASTER THEM; THE REST OF THE GRAMMAR UNITS BUILD UPON THIS UNIT.

Noun: person, place, thing, or idea Plant, flowers, beauty, peace

PRONOUNS: REPLACE NOUNS, PRONOUNS, OR GROUPS OF NOUNS Them Whoever US Whatever Many

Adjectives Modify nouns: beautiful flowers Modify pronouns: They are quite intelligent. Marvelous beauty! Tell what kind: remarkable children Tell which one: their mother this trophy Tell how many: several persons

Verbs: show action or state of being He is falling fast! He will be in pain. He screamed in fear. Listen here.

Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs Often end in “ly” Answer the questions Where? To what extent? When? How? Maneuver carefully and slowly.

Prepositions On, above, with, in spite of

Conjunctions: join words or groups of words Ethan and Sydney Not only are they sweet, but they are also beautiful.

Interjections Wow!Ouch!Shucks!