Parts of Speech
P RE P O S IT I O N S ,
CONJUNCTIONS,
AND
I N T E RJ E C T I O N S ,
BY GO L L Y !
Prepositions
A preposition is a word, which introduces a
phrase.
An object follows it.
The object is always a noun or a pronoun.
Sometimes there may be adjectives describing the
noun.
Examples
The book (on the desk) is mine.
Keep this book (in your desk).
Students should put their knapsacks (under their
desks).
The pedestrian walked (around the shady corner).
You will recognize these!
SOME COMMON PREPOSITIONS
PLACE POSITION DIRECTION TIME OTHER
above on
beyond
across opposite of
by
along out after except
down
among outside before as
from
at over at like
in
behind around by about
inside
below through for with
into
beside throughout during without
near
between to from by
off
from towards in for
with
in under
without
past up
Prepositions Practice
Underline or highlight the prepositions.
Put round brackets around the prepositional phrase.
Example: Joe paid five dollars (for his well-worn
jacket) that he found (at the thrift store).
CONJUNCTIONS
A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or
clauses.
There are two types of conjunctions:
COORDINATE: join equal parts (eg. Nouns, verbs, phrases,
sentences)
And
SUBORDINATE: make a clause dependent on an independent
clause (complete sentence)
COORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS
Coordinating conjunctions can be remembered like this:
FANBOYS
F – for
A – and
N – nor
B – but
O – or
Y – yet
S - so
Examples:
o Jordan was startled, for she saw a bear.
o Joins two complete sentences (clauses)
o You and I will do the project.
o Joins two pronouns
o Neither Jack nor Jill made it up the hill.
o Joins two proper nouns
o I would make pizza, but we don’t have cheese.
o Joins two complete sentences (clauses)
Examples, cont’d.
o Let’s go to see Catching Fire or Divergent.
o Joins two proper nouns
o It’s foggy yet warm outside today.
o Joins two adjectives
o Blake should do his homework so he can get a good
grade on his report card.
o Joins two complete sentences (clauses)
SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS
Make a sentence incomplete
Therefore, it is dependent on a complete sentence to complete the
thought
Begins a subordinate clause
Common Subordinate Conjunctions
http://schoolsquestiontime.org/what-is-a-conjunction/
Examples:
Georgia needed butter to make cookies.
Because Georgia needed butter to make cookies
Now we have created a subordinate clause
Now what do we need to add in order for this
“subordinate clause” to make sense?
a complete thought
Eg. Because Georgia needed butter to make cookies, she
went to the store.
Let’s try another one!
Joe’s dog eats his homework.
If Joe’s dog eats his homework
o Now we have a subordinate clause
o Let’s add a complete thought…
If Joe’s dog eats his homework, his teacher will not be
happy.
Interjections! Awesome!
An interjection is a word that expresses strong feeling or
emotion
Usually an interjection comes at the beginning or end of a sentence
It is followed by an exclamation point (!) when the emotion is strong
It is followed by a comma (,) when the emotion is mild
Try not overuse interjections!
Source: Umstatter, Jack. Got Grammar.
Common Interjections
Phew
Wow
Whoops
Yippee
Ouch
Hey
Really
Whoa
Well
Shoot
Can you think of other interjections?
http://jaimerehm.blogspot.ca/2008/08/interjections-comic-strip.html
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2053
