Conjunctions and Interjections

Conjunctions Conjunction Junction

Conjunctions A word used to join words or groups of

words

Mike and Anna went to the store.

You may either dance or sing for the talent show.

Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions join words

or groups of words that are used in the same way.

Ex. and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet

Tip: use the acronym FANBOYS to help you remember the

FANBOYSForAndNorButOrYetSo

Coordinating Conjunctions

Colton or Dave [two nouns]

quickly but carefully [two adverbs]

Through a forest and across a river [two prepositional phrases]

Dogs make good pets, but some require a lot of grooming. [two clauses]

Correlative Conjunctions Correlative conjunctions are pairs of

conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way.

Ex: both…and either…or neither…nor

Student council will meet not only on Tuesday, but also on Thursday.

Either help me set the table now, or do the dishes later.

Subordinating Conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions join

subordinate (dependent) clauses to a main (independent) clause

Subordinating conjunctions always appear at the beginning of the subordinate clause

Subordinate Conjunctions Examples: after, although, before, since,

though, until

2 forms:

Luke went swimming although it was raining.

Although it was raining, Luke went swimming.

Practice!

p 116, exercise 15

Interjections School House Rock-Interjections!

Interjections A word used to express emotion usually

followed by an exclamation point (sometimes a comma)

Examples: Oh! You surprised me.Wow! Am I tired!Aha, you’ve discovered the secret.

HOLT Practice

Conjunctions:p 116, exercise 15

Interjections: p 118, exercise 16

Parts of Speech Review Pronoun: Each was painted blue. Adjective: Each one was painted blue.

Adverb: The raccoon climbed down. Preposition: The raccoon climbed down the hill.

Noun: The crew has spotted land. Verb: The crew can land here safely.

Interjection: Well, he seems healthy. Adjective: He seems well.