Monday, September 1, 2014

Conjunction and Interjection Worksheets

Conjunction and Interjection

Conjunction - a word used to connect other words or groups of words.

Types and examples of conjunctions:
Coordinating: connect similar kinds or groups of words.
[and       but        for         nor        or     so         just]
  • My brother and I sang and danced on the stage.
Correlative: connect similar words or groups of words, but always come in pairs. [both … and / either … or / neither … nor / not only … but also ]
  • Neither Mike nor Jack crossed the river.
Subordinating: connect two ideas, making one more important than the other. This is always followed with a noun and pronoun.

commonly used subordinating conjunctions:

after, as, though, since, until

although, because, so, that, when

as, before, than, whenever

as, if, even, though, though, where

as, long, as, if, till, wherever

as, soon, as, in, order, that, unless, while

If you don't study, you can't have a candy.

Conjunctive adverb - a transition between different ideas.

commonly used conjunctive adverb:

accordingly,                 finally,                           nevertheless
again,                           furthermore,                 otherwise
also,                              however,                      then
besides,                        indeed,                         therefore
consequently,               moreover,                    thus

Joey says he is a vegetarian; however, he like burgers.

Interjections - It expresses a strong emotion or feeling, and it is independent from the rest of the sentence. It is always followed with an exclamation point or a comma.
  • Ouch! That hurts.
  • Wow! That's awesome.
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