Parts of Speech Prepositions Conjunctions and Interjections Prepositions

Parts of Speech Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

Prepositions make it possible to show relationship between words. A preposition relates the noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence. Notice how the prepositions below relate to the other words. Inventions are made around the world. Some inventions last for centuries. Tina is late because of the train. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that includes a preposition and a noun or pronoun.

PREPOSITIONS Aboard Before In front of Over About Behind In place of Owing to Above Below In regard to Past According to Beneath Inside Prior to Across Beside In spite of Regarding Across from Besides Instead of Round After Between Into Since Against Beyond In view of Through Ahead of But Like Throughout Along By Near Till Alongside By means of Nearby To Along with Concerning Next to Together with Amid Considering Of Toward Among Despite Off Under Apart from Except Onto Unto Around During On account of Until

PREPOSITIONS Aside from Except Onto Unto As of For On top of Up As From Opposite Upon Atop In Out With Barring In addition to Out of Within Because of In back of Outside Without Preposition or adverb? Many words may be used either as prepositions or adverbs. Words that can function in either role include around, before, behind, down, in, off, on, out, over, and up. If an object accompanies the word, the word is used as a preposition. • Preposition: The Machine Age developed around a group of inventions. • Adverb: My thoughts went around.

A conjunction is a word used to connect other words or groups of words. Coordinating Conjunctions: The seven coordinating conjunctions are used to connect similar parts of speech or groups of words of equal grammatical weight. COORDINGATING CONJUNCTIONS And But For Nor Or So Yet Correlative Conjunctions: The five paired correlative conjunctions join elements of equal grammatical weight. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS Both…and Either…or Not only…but also Neither…nor Whether…or

Subordinating Conjunctions: Subordinating conjunctions join two complete ideas by making one of the ideas subordinate to, or dependent upon, the other. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS After Because Lest Till Although Before Now that Unless As Even if Provided Until As if Even though Since When As long as How So that Whenever As much as It Than Where As soon as Inasmuch as That Wherever As though In order that Though While Examples: • We protect the wetlands because they are important to the ecosystem. • As soon as the volunteers arrived, the cleanup work began.

Conjunctive Adverbs: Conjunctive adverbs act as transitions between complete ideas by indicating comparisons, contrasts, results, and other relationships. The below lists the most common conjunctive adverbs. Conunctive Adverbs Accordingly Finally Nevertheless Again Furthermore Otherwise Also However Then Besides Indeed Therefore Consequently Moreover Thus Punctuation with Conjunctive Adverbs: Punctuation is usually required both before and after conjunctive adverbs. Examples: • The team was very successful. Nevertheless, they continued to practice very hard. • Sophia plays several instruments well; however, her favorite is the piano. • I arrived late; futhermore, I forgot my books.

Interjections express emotion. Unlike most words, they have no grammatical connection to other words in a sentence. An interjection is a word that expresses feeling or emotion and functions independently of a sentence. SOME COMMON INTERJECTIONS Ah Dear Hey Ouch Well Aha Goodness Hurray Psst Whew Alas Gracious Oh Tsk wow