Download Grammar: Conjunctions

Grammar: Conjunctions
& Interjections
What do they do?
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Conjunctions join words or groups of words.
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There are several types of conjunctions:
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Coordinating conjunctions
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Correlative conjunctions
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Subordinating conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
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Coordinating conjunctions join words or groups of words that are equal in
importance.
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Example:
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Thunder, lightening, and hail hit the area.
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The thunder and lightning finally stopped, but the hail kept falling.
Remember FANBOYS:
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F: For
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A: And
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N: Nor
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B: But
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O: Or
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Y: Yet
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S: So
Correlative Conjunctions
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Correlative Conjunctions are always used in pairs (they correlate).
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The words or phrases joined by a correlative conjunction should play the same
role in the sentence. For example, the conjunction might join two subjects or two
clauses.
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Example:
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Either its raining or snowing.
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Both you and I are going dancing.
Examples:
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Both…and
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Either…or
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Neither… nor
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Not only…but also
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Whether…or
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Just as…so (too)
Subordinating Conjunctions
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Subordinating conjunctions connect adverb clauses to main clauses
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Adverb Clause: a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb. It modifies a
verb, adjective, or another adverb.
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Example: The rain fell sooner than we had expected. (modifies the adverb sooner)
The animals seemed nervous whenever rolling thunder began. (modifies the
adjective nervous)
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Example: (after, although, as far as, as long as, when, where, whereas, while,
if, etc.)
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The author smiled because a reader asked for her autograph.
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We studied together so that we could all pass the test.
Interjections
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Interjections express mild or strong emotion.
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No grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. They are set off by a
comma or an exclamation point.
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Examples: aha, ouch, cool, hey, hooray, oh, ouch, ugh, well, wow, yo, etc.
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Example:
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Darn! I forgot my book again.
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No Way! I certainly will not do that.
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She explaimed, “Wow! What a parade!”