Conjunction and ▪ There are seven coordinating
conjunctions: Use FANBOYS to
Interjections remember
WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?
for And nor but
- A conjunction is like glue. It helps
things to stick together.
- A conjunction joins words, phrases, Or so
Yet
and sentences, which are called
clauses.
THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS
Coordinating conjunctions affect the
1. Coordinating Conjunctions meaning of your sentence.
2. Subordinating Conjunctions
3. Correlative Conjunctions ▪ AND connects things that are
alike or joined together.
CONJUNCTION Example: I want popcorn and pizza.
• Conjunctions join two or more ▪ BUT is used to connect things
words. that are different or
Example: I went to the store to buy eggs, separated.
milk, and bread. Example: I want popcorn but not
pizza.
• Conjunctions can join two ▪ Or is used to offer a choice.
prepositional phrases. Example: Do I want popcorn or
Example: I went skiing down the hill and the pizza?
past the trees. ▪ NOR is used to offer a
negative choice.
•Conjunction can connect two Example: I do not want popcorn nor
clauses or sentences. pizza.
• When two sentences are ▪ Yet is used to show a
joined, a comma MUST be change. When it is used to
placed before the combine two sentences, you
conjunction. must put a comma before it.
Example: I played cards for awhile, but
then I played chess. Example: I want popcorn, yet I also
want pizza.
TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS ▪ SO is used to show a
▪ One type of conjunction is the relationship between things.
coordinating conjunction. When it is used to combine
▪ They connect words, phrases, two sentences, you must put a
and clauses, which are comma before it.
sentences.
Example: I want popcorn, so I made
▪ They connect things of equal
some.
value.
(This means that they would connect ▪ For is also used to show a
a noun with another noun or a relationship between things.
prepositional phrase with another When it is used to combine
prepositional phrase.) two sentences, you must put a
comma before it.
Example: I ordered a pizza, for I was
hungry
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION Some examples of interjections are:
- Connects a dependent clause (a
Ouch, wow, uh oh, oh no, gosh, shhh
clause that cannot be written as a
separate sentence) with an
independent clause.
PUNCTUATING INTERJECTIONS
If , While , Because, Although, After, Before,
- If an interjection is spoken calmly,
Unless, When, Until, Since, Then, As
simply put a comma after it and
- We celebrated after we won the continue the sentence.
game.
- Because our train was delayed, we Examples:
arrived late. - Shhh, the baby is sleeping.
- Watson listened quietly while Holmes - Oh my, I dropped my pencil.
explained his theory
- If an interjection is spoken with more
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS emotion, it is followed by an
exclamation point. The next word is
- Connects words, phrases, and
then capitalized.
clauses, which are sentences.
- Connect things of equal value.
- Not single words, They work in pairs. Examples:
(This means that they will connect a verb - Ouch! I just cut my finger.
with another verb or a sentence with - He scored the winning touchdown.
another sentence.) Wow!
There are five pairs of correlative
conjunctions:
Both… And Whether…or
Not only…
Neither…nor
but also
Either…or
Examples of Correlative Conjunctions
- I saw both the Statue of Liberty and
the Empire State Building.
- I don’t want neither pickles nor
tomato on my hamburger.
- I don’t know whether to play
baseball or to play basketball this
year.
- Either the student or the teacher can
answer the question.
- 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 happiness, fear,
anger, or pain.
