Interjections and
Conjunctions
Mrs. Escobar
Interjections—Definition
An interjection is usually an
exclamatory word that usually
expresses strong emotion.
Where and When?
Interjections may stand alone
Hey!
Help!
These are followed by an
exclamation point.
Where and When?
Word may be followed by a
related sentence.
Hooray! We won the
championship!
Wow! I never thought I
could do that!
Where and When?
Word of strong emotion ends in
exclamation point and is separate
from the rest of the sentence.
Word of mild emotion ends in a
comma and is part of the
sentence.
Say, are you busy?
Caution!
Interjections are
rarely used in
formal and
academic writing!
Conjunctions
A conjunction is a joiner,
a word that connects
(conjoins) parts of a
sentence.
Types of Conjunctions
Coordinating
Subordinating
Correlating
Coordinating Conjunctions
The simple, little conjunctions are called
coordinating conjunctions
And, or, for, but, yet, nor, so
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Coordinating Conjunctions
When a coordinating conjunction
connects two independent clauses, it is
accompanied by a comma:
Ulysses wants to play for Georgia, but he
has had trouble meeting the academic
requirements.
Coordinating Conjunctions
A comma is also correct when and is used to
attach the last item of a serial list
Ulysses spent his summer studying basic
math, writing, and reading
comprehension.
When a coordinating conjunction is used to
connect all the elements in a series, a
comma is not used.
Presbyterians and Methodists and
Baptists are the prevalent Protestant
congregations in Oklahoma.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions can join two
sentence elements without the help of
a comma.
Bob and Michelle sang and danced to the
music.
Subordinating Conjunction
A Subordinating Conjunction
(sometimes called a dependent word or
subordinator) comes at the beginning
of a Subordinate (or Dependent)
Clause and establishes the relationship
between the dependent clause and the
rest of the sentence. It also turns the
clause into something that depends on
the rest of the sentence for its
meaning.
Examples—Subordinating
Conjunctions
He took to the stage as though he had
been preparing for this moment all his
life.
Because he loved acting, he refused to
give up his dream of being in the
movies.
Unless we act now, all is lost.
Subordinating Conjunctions
After
Although
As
as if
as long as
as though
Because
Before
even if
even though
If
if only
in order that
now that
once
rather than
since
so that
than
that
though
till
unless
until
when
whenever
where
whereas
wherever
while
Correlative Conjunctions
Some conjunctions combine with
other words to form what are
called correlative conjunctions.
They always travel in pairs, joining
various sentence elements that
should be treated as grammatically
equal.
Correlating Conjunctions—
Examples
She led the team not only in statistics
but also by virtue of her enthusiasm.
Polonius said, "Neither a borrower nor
a lender be."
Whether you win this race or lose it
doesn't matter as long as you do your
best.
Common Examples
both . . . and
not only . . . but also
not . . . but
either . . . or
neither . . . nor
whether . . . or
as . . . as