CONJUNCTIONS

A Conjunction connects words or

groups of words.
Did you know that there
are three types of
conjunctions???
Types of Conjunctions

• Correlative Conjunctions
• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Subordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating
Conjunctions
• Coordinating Conjunctions connect
words of the same kind, such as two
or more nouns or verbs. They can
also connect larger groups of words,
such as prepositional phrases or
even entire sentences.
• Examples of Coordinating
Conjunctions: and, for, or, yet, but,
nor, so.
Correlative
Conjunctions
• Correlative Conjunctions connect the same
kinds of words or groups of words as do
coordinating conjunctions, but correlative
conjunctions are used in pairs.
• Examples of Correlative Conjunctions:
• both…and
• Neither…nor
• whether…or
• Either…or
• Not only….but also
Subordinating
Conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions
connect two ideas by making
one idea dependent on the
other.
• Frequently used subordinating
conjunctions are: after,
although, because, before, if, in
order that, unless, and while.
Interjections

• An interjection expresses feelings or

emotional functions independently
from the rest of a sentence.
• An interjection is set off from the
rest of the sentence by a comma or
an exclamation mark.
• Interjections can express different
feelings or emotions.
Examples of How
Interjections Are Used
• Joy: Wow! I can’t believe the size of
this statue.
• Surprise: Oh, I didn’t expect to hear
from you.
• Pain: Ouch! That hurts.
• Impatience: Tsk! How long do they
expect me to wait?
• Hesitation: I, uh, think we should
leave now.
More Examples of
Interjections:
• Ah
• Gee
• Horray
• No way
• Oh my
• Oh no
• Oops
• well