1. The Eight Parts of Speech Establishing a common grammar vocabulary

2. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

3.  Noun

4. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!  Noun  Verb

5. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!  Noun  Verb  Adjective

6. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!  Noun  Verb  Adjective  Adverb

7. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!  Noun  Verb  Adjective  Adverb  Pronoun

8. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!  Noun  Verb  Adjective  Adverb  Pronoun  Conjunction

9. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!  Noun  Verb  Adjective  Adverb  Pronoun  Conjunction  Preposition

10. Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!  Noun  Verb  Adjective  Adverb  Pronoun  Conjunction  Preposition  Interjection

11. Purpose  You’ll need to be able to define and identify these on command as building blocks for grammar.  I know it seems basic, and it should be. Consider this a refresher course.

12. Noun  Person, place, thing or idea. (I bet you all chanted that in unison.)  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

13. Verb  Expresses an action, condition, or state of being.  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

14. Adjective  Modifies (describes or changes) a noun or pronoun.  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

15. Adverb  Modifies (describes or changes) a verb or adjective.  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

16. Pronoun  Replaces a noun.  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

17. Conjunction  Connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

18. Preposition  Shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!

19. Interjection  A word or phrase used to express emotion.  Hey! Prepare first, and you can leap ahead with real confidence!