geschke/english iv grammar unit--conjunctions & interjections conjunctions and interjections

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

& Interjections

Conjunctions and Interjections

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

& Interjections

Conjunctions

• A conjunction joins words or groups of words

• Three Types:– Coordinating Conjunctions– Correlative Conjunctions– Subordinating Conjunctions

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• join equal parts of a sentence– And– But– Or– Nor– For– So– Yet

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• Examples:– The students studied the novel and

the poetry.– I looked for her, but she left a long

time ago.

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Correlative Conjunctions

• conjunctions used in pairs• Common Correlative Conjunctions:

– either…or– neither…nor– both…and– not only…but also

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Correlative Conjunctions

• Examples:– Either the principal or the teacher will

listen to your concern.– Both the brother and the sister

enjoyed the family reunion.

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Subordinating Conjunctions

• Introduces a subordinate clause (a clause that cannot stand alone)

• We will talk more about these when we learn about clauses

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Interjections

• An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to other words in the sentence

– Interjections that show strong emotion are followed by an exclamation point.

– Interjections that show mild emotion are followed by a comma.

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Interjections

• Common Interjections:– Well– Ouch– Wow– Oh

• Examples:– Well, I just don’t know.– Ouch! That hurt!

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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Assignment

• On a separate sheet of paper, please rewrite the following sentences. Number your paper 1-13 and identify every conjunction and its particular type. Extra credit if you can identify the interjection. The number in parenthesis tells you how many conjunctions are in that sentence.

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Conjunctions

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1. I bought myself a new computer and a recycled printer. (1)

2. Either I am very thrifty or very stupid. (1)

3. Some might wonder why I would buy an old printer and a new computer. (1)

4. My answer to this question is both simple and complex. (1)

5. I am both thrifty and very stupid. (1)

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6. I try to save money yet I am constantly wasting it because I have to repair the machine and buy new parts. (2)

7. One would think that I would swallow my pride and just buy a new printer. (1)

8. I really want a printer that is impressive and affordable. (1)

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9. Neither my wife nor I believe this dream to be practical, so I will just hope and wait for this product to be invented. (3)

10. Oh! It will never happen, or will it? (1)