Interjections!!

SC English

2 October, 2007

But first, a conjunction review…

Conjunctions connect ________ or _______ ___ ________.

They are different from prepositions in that they do not have an ________.

There are three types of Conunctions: 1. 2. 3.

Conjunctions

Conjunctions connect words or groups of words.

They are different from prepositions in that they do not have an object.

There are three types of Conunctions: 1. Coordinating conjunctions 2. Correlative conjunctions 3. Subordinating conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions

Conjunctions connect words of the _____ _______.

Examples of coordinating conjunctions are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Coordinating conjunctions

Conjunctions connect words of the same kind. Examples of coordinating conjunctions are:

1. and 2. but 3. for 4. nor 5. or 6. so 7. yet

Examples

Troy wanted to play football badly, but his knee and his feet were injured.

Mr. Swartos was excited and nervous about his bear hunt.

Practice

Troy practiced hard every day, so his teammates respected him.

Jesse made positive behavioral choices at school and at home.

Correlative Conjunctions

Similar to ________ conjunctions, except that they work in _____.

Examples of correlative conjunctions are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Correlative conjunctions

Similar to coordinating conjunctions, except that they work in pairs.

Examples of correlative conjunctions are: 1. both…..and 2. either…..or 3. neither….nor 4. not only….but also 5. whether….or

Example

The sick hiker would neither eat nor drink.

Practice

Neither Coach Toft nor Coach Rasmussen could believe how hard the team played.

The wrestling match was both exciting and high-scoring.

Not only are the Badlands rugged, but they are also beautiful.

Subordinating conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions connect two _____ by making one idea _______ upon the other.

Subordinating conjunctions are in sentences that contain a _______ idea and a _________ idea.

The subordinating conjunction always comes _________ the dependent idea.

Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions connect two ideas by making one idea dependent upon the other.

Subordinating conjunctions are in sentences that contain a main idea and a dependent idea.

The subordinating conjunction always comes before the dependent idea.

One more….

If the dependent idea comes _____ the main idea, a ______ is used to separate the two.

If the _______ idea comes first, no ____ is used.

One more…..

If the dependent idea comes before the main idea, a comma is used to separate the two.

If the main idea comes first, no comma is used.

Examples

Although Mr. Tatroe was much admired, MMS would not finance a memorial honoring him.

The 8th graders at MMS were incredibly well behaved at the assembly until the presenter gave them all kazoos.

Practice

Whenever Jax came to the school, the students loved to pet him.

Mr. Swartos praised Troy’s hard word so that he would keep doing so well in school.

While Jesse ate dinner, Troy was in Science class.

Interjections!

Interjections are used to express feelings or emotions.

They are the least used part of speech. Interjections function independently from

the rest of the sentence Huh? What does that mean?

It is therefore set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma or exclamation mark.

Interjections!

Common interjections (Complete list on p. 388 of your text) Wow Oh Ouch Tsk Uh Alas Woah Oops Psst

Interjections!

Wow! Did you see that play? Ouch! That hurts! I, uh, think we should leave now. Woah! How did he catch that? My, that certainly is a huge cat.

Practice- supply an appropriate interjection for each sentence.

(pain) That looked like it hurt. (anger) That’s my bike! (surprise) You scared me!

Practice: Use each of the following interjections in a sentence.

woah psst oops uh hey

It’s your favorite time of day!

Time for a short Grammar Rock video.

Assignment

Finish conjunction list for index cards. Say “I love interjections” 40 times to

yourself today. P.387: Ex. 5 P. 390: Ex. 11-12 Study pp. 388-390