Conjunctions and Interjections They connect words, phrases,
and clauses, which are
What is a Conjunction?
sentences.
A conjunction is like glue. It They connect things of equal
helps things to stick together. value.
A conjunction joins words, (This means that they would
phrases, and sentences, which connect a noun with another
are called clauses. noun or a prepositional
phrase with another
There Are 3 Types of Conjunctions prepositional phrase.)
1. Coordinating Conjunctions There are seven
coordinating
2. Subordinating Conjunctions conjunctions: Use
FANBOYS to
3. Correlative Conjunctions
remember
What is a Conjunction?
F – F0R
Conjunctions join two or
A – AND
more words.
N – NOR
Example: I went to the store to buy
eggs, milk, and bread. B – BUT
Conjunctions can join two O – OR
prepositional phrases.
Y – YET
Ex. I went skiing down the hill and
past the trees. S – S0
Conjunctions can connect Coordinating
two clauses or sentences. conjunctions affect
When two sentences are the meaning of your
joined, a comma MUST be sentence.
placed before the
conjunction.
Ex. I played cards for a while, but
then I played chess. “And” connects things that
are alike or joined together.
Ex. I want popcorn and pizza.
Types of Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions
One type of conjunction is affect the meaning of your
the coordinating conjunction. sentence.
“But” is used to connect Coordinating conjunctions
things that are different or affect the meaning of your
separated. sentence.
“For” is also used to show a
Ex. I want popcorn but not pizza.
relationship between things.
Coordinating conjunctions When it is used to combine
affect the meaning of your two sentences, you must put a
sentence. comma before it.
“Or” is used to offer a choice.
Ex. I ordered a pizza, for I was
Ex. Do I want popcorn or pizza? hungry.
Coordinating conjunctions
affect the meaning of your
sentence.
“Nor” is used to offer a
negative choice.
Ex. I do not want popcorn nor pizza.
Another Type of Conjunction is a
Coordinating conjunctions Subordinating Conjunction.
affect the meaning of your A subordinating conjunction-
sentence. Connects a dependent clause (a
“Yet” is used to show a clause that cannot be written as a
change. When it is used to separate sentence) with an
combine two sentences, you independent clause.
must put a comma before it.
IF, WHILE, BECAUSE,
Ex. I want popcorn, yet I also ALTHOUGH, AFTER, BEFORE,
want pizza. UNLESS, WHEN, UNTIL, SINCE
THEN, AS
Coordinating
conjunctions affect the We celebrated after we won the
meaning of your game.
sentence. Because our train was delayed, we
“So” is used to show a arrived late.
relationship between Watson listened quietly while Holmes
things. When it is used explained his theory
to combine two
sentences, you must put a Another type of conjunction
comma before it. is called correlative
conjunctions.
Ex. I want popcorn, so I made some.
Correlative conjunctions
connect words, phrases, and
clauses, which are sentences.
Correlative conjunctions happiness, fear, anger, or
connect things of equal value. pain.
(This means that they will connect a Some examples of
verb with another verb or a sentence interjections are:
with another sentence.)
ouch, wow, uh oh, oh no,
gosh, shhhh
Correlative Conjunctions are
not single words. They work
in pairs.
There are five pairs of Punctuating Interjections
correlative conjunctions: If an interjection is spoken
calmly, simply put a comma
after it and continue the
both….and sentence.
whether…. or
neither…. nor Ex. Shhh, the baby is sleeping.
not only…. but also Ex. Oh my, I dropped my
either…. Or pencil.
Examples of Correlative If an interjection is spoken
Conjunctions with more emotion, it is
1. I saw both the Statue of followed by an exclamation
Liberty and the Empire State point. The next word is then
Building. capitalized.
2. I don’t want neither pickles Ex. Ouch! I just cut my finger.
nor tomato on my
hamburger. Ex. He scored the winning
3. I don’t know whether to touchdown. Wow!
play baseball or to play
basketball this year.
4. Either the student or the
teacher can answer the
question.
5. Not only do I play the flute,
but I also play the clarinet.
What is an Interjection?
An interjection is something
that interrupts a sentence.
It is something that also
expresses your emotions like
