Conjunctions and Interjections Conjunctions A conjunction connects words

Conjunctions and Interjections

Conjunctions • A conjunction connects words or groups of words. • Conjunctions fall into three groups: – coordinating conjunctions – correlative conjunctions – subordinating conjunctions.

Coordinating conjunctions • for • and • nor • but • or • yet • so

Coordinating Conjunctions • Coordinating conjunctions connect words of the same kind, such as two or more nouns or verbs. • They can also connect larger groups of words, such as prepositional phrases or even entire sentences. – Examples: (Circle the conjunctions) • Connecting Nouns—My cousin and his wife left yesterday for a trip to Washington, D. C. • Connecting Verbs—They printed out directions but forgot to bring them. • Connecting Prepositional Phrases—Put the luggage on the doorstep or in the garage. • Connecting Two Sentences—Our family wanted to go to the White House, but we decided to go to the Capitol first.

Correlative Conjunctions • Correlative conjunctions connect the same kinds of words or groups of words as do coordinating conjunctions, but correlative conjunctions are used in pairs. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS both…and neither…nor whether…or either…or not only…but also

Correlative Conjunctions EXAMPLES – Connecting Nouns—We have seen both the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon Dam. – Connecting Pronouns—Either you or I will be the leader on the trail. – Connecting Verbs—The sick hiker would neither eat nor drink. – Connecting Prepositional Phrases—We hiked slowly, whether in a large group or by ourselves. – Connecting Two Sentences—Not only are the Sierra Mountains rugged, but they are also beautiful.

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS • Subordinating conjunctions connect two ideas by making one idea dependent on each other. FREQUENTLY USED SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS after as though since until although because so that when as before than whenever as if even though where as long as if till wherever as soon as in order that unless while

Subordinating conjunctions • You will find that the subordinating conjunction always comes before the dependent idea. The subordinating conjunction connects the dependent idea to the main idea. • When the dependent idea comes first, it must be separated from the main idea with a comma.

INTERJECTIONS

INTERJECTIONS • The interjection is the part of speech that is used the least. Its only use is to express feelings or emotions. • An interjection has no grammatical relationship to any other word in a sentence. It is set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma or an exclamation mark. • Interjections can express different feelings or emotions.

INTERJECTIONS EXAMPLES – Joy: Wow! I can’t believe the size of this statue. – Surprise: Oh, I didn’t expect to hear from you. – Pain: Ouch! That hurts. – Impatience: Tsk! Ho long do they expect me to wait? – Hesitation: I, uh, think we should leave now.

COMMON INTERJECTIONS wow ah help oh no ugh COMMON INTERJECTIONS oh ouch tsk alas gee golly hey hooray no way oh oops psst uh-oh well whew yeah uh hah oh my so whoa