Lesson 1: Parts Of Speech
Conjunctions and Interjections
In this section, you will learn about conjunctions and interjections
Conjunctions
There are two kinds of conjunctions: coordinate and subordinate.
Coordinate Conjunctions
Coordinate Conjunctions joins word, phrases, or independent clauses.
Here is a list of coordinating conjunctions: and, nor, but, for, yet, so, and or.
There is more information on conjunctions on pages 78 to 80 in "Scholastic Guides Checking Your Grammar" by Marvin. I recommend this book because it is easy to read and understand.
Let's look at some sentences that have coordinating conjunctions.
Exercises
1. You can go to the movie this weekend, but you have to finish your homework first.
2. We cleaned up our rooms so we could go to the park.
3. Tom and Mary liked to go swimming, and they like to eat out.
4. It's been raining hard everyday, so I hope it quits soon.
5. We can rent a video, or we can go to the movies.
These exercises are for your benefit. You will be submitting exercises at the end of this lesson.
Subordinate Conjunctions
Subordinate Conjunctions: These conjunctions join a dependent clause and an independent clause. Dependent clauses cannot stand alone like the independent clauses. As a result, the dependent clause needs a subordinate conjunction to join the independent clause.
Here are some examples of subordinate conjunctions: after, although, before, so, unless, whether, wherever, since, once, etc.
Let's look at some exercises and see if you can find the subordinating conjunctions.
Exercises
1. While you stay home, I'll go to the store.
2. We can go shopping unless you need to do something else.
3. It's time to go to school if you are ready to go.
4. Before we go to the movies, we can get something to eat.
5. I'm eager to see this video after we get our homework done.
Interjections
Interjections express strong emotions. They can be used alone or as a part of the sentence. For example: Oh! That was great.
Sometimes you might just say the word "Oh!"
The most common interjections are "Well, "Oh, or Ouch."
Here is an example of an Interjection: "Oh no! Why did that happen?"
This example shows a strong emotion. The speaker seems upset about something that happened.
