GRAMMAR

1. GRAMMAR Conjunctions and Interjections

2. conjunction • A conjunction is a word that joins other words, phrases (groups of words), or clauses (groups of words with a subject and verb). Co-ordinate conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank. There are two kinds: simple and correlative. Subordinate conjunctions join dependent clauses to independent clauses. I will refer to them simply as co-ordinate, correlative, and subordinate.

3. conjunction • The co-ordinate conjunctions are the following: and, but, or, nor, for, and yet. (For and yet can only join clauses.) • The correlative conjunctions are always in pairs. They are either-or, neither-nor, both-and, not only-but also, and whether-or.

4. conjunction • Some common subordinate conjunctions are after, although, as, as if, because, before, if, since, so that, than, unless, until, when, where, while.

5. conjunction • Find the co-ordinate conjunctions which are joining words in the following sentences and the words that are joined. • 1. Jeff and I mowed all the lawns. • 2. Grandpa is a slow but strong person. • 3. Our guest will be Jeanne or Barbara. • 4. I did not like nor appreciate your actions.

6. conjunction • Answers • 1. and - joining Jeff/I • 2. but - joining slow/strong • 3. or - joining Jeanne/Barbara • 4. nor - joining like/appreciate

7. conjunction • A conjunction is a word that joins other words, phrases (groups of words), or clauses (groups of words with a subject and verb). Co-ordinate conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank. • The co-ordinate conjunctions are the following: and, but, or, nor, for, and yet. (For and yet can only join clauses.)

8. conjunction • Find the co-ordinate conjunctions which are joining phrases in these sentences and the phrases that are joined. • 1. The girls ran up the path and over the hill. • 2. I became ill by eating the food and stuffing myself. • 3. Meet me by the fountain or near the train station.

9. conjunction • Answers • 1. and - joining up the path/over the hill • 2. and - joining eating the food/stuffing myself • 3. or - joining by the fountain/near the train station

10. conjunction • Co-ordinate conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank • Correlative conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank

11. conjunction • Find the co-ordinate conjunctions in these sentences and tell if they are joining words, phrases, or clauses. • 1. Will and I went to the game, but Jeff and Jim went swimming. • 2. I will go, but I will stay in the hotel or in the waiting room. • 3. The men work through the day and into the night.

12. conjunction • Answers • 1. and (words), but (clauses), and (words) • 2. but (clauses), or (phrases) • 3. and (phrases)

13. conjunction • Find the correlative conjunctions joining words in the following sentences. • 1. Either you or I will have to move. • 2. I like neither writing nor reading. • 3. Your work is both neat and accurate. • 4. The meal is not only delicious but also nutritious.

14. conjunction • Answers • 1. either-or • 2. neither-nor • 3. both-and • 4. not only-but also

15. Interjections • An interjection expresses an emotion. It might show excitement or surprise. • Wow! That is a giant pumpkin! • An interjection often appears at the beginning of a sentence. It is usually followed by an exclamation point or a comma.

16. Interjections • Find the interjections in the following sentences • Ouch, you stepped on my toe! • Yippee! We won! • Whoa! Hold your horses! • Bravo, you did a great job!

17. Interjections • Answers • Ouch • Yippee • Whoa • Bravo*