1. The Building Blocks of Sentences

2. The 8 Parts of Speech 1.Noun -is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: John is Tall The name John is the name of a person. 2.Pronoun- can replace a noun or another pronoun. Example: He, She, They, I, You, We

3. The 8 Parts of Speech 3. Verb -express actions, events, or states of being. Example: Ana is playing the piano. Verb= Playing

4. The 8 Parts of Speech 4. Adjectives =modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. Example : Sally is happy on her birthday party. Adjective: happy

5. The 8 Parts of Speech 5. Adverb -can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. Example: The seamstress quickly made the mourning clothes. Adverb: quickly

6. The 8 Parts of Speech 6. A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. Example: The book is on the table. Preposition: On

7. The 8 Parts of Speech 7. Conjunction-You can use a conjunction to link words, phrases, and clauses. Example: I ate the pizza and the pasta. Conjunction: and

8. The 8 Parts of Speech 8. interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion. It is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence. Example: Oh no, I forgot that the exam was today. Interjection: Oh no