Parts of Speech: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

​Parts of Speech: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

ELA IV SSHS

​Prepositions

​A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word.

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Open Ended

Give some examples of prepositions:

Commonly Used Prepositions

around
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside

about
above
across
after
against
along
among

by
concerning
down
during
except
for
from

in
inside
into
like
near
of
off

on
out
outside
over
past
since
through

throughout
to
toward
under
underneath
until
unto

up
upon
with
within
without

​Object of a Preposition

The object of a preposition is a noun, a pronoun, or a word group that functions as a noun. Together, the preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object make a prepositional phrase.

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Did you see Sasha at the last game?

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The line starts behind him.

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Multiple Choice

What is the preposition and the object of the preposition in the following sentence?

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

• jumped, over

• over, dog

• quick, fox

• over, lazy

​A preposition that consists of two or more is called a compound preposition.

Examples:

​ According to Lisa, Hailey went home by herself. ​

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The man wore a sweater in spite of how hot the day was.

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Aside from Paul, there is no one that wants to skydive.​

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​Conjunctions

A conjunction joins words or word groups.

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Using the drawing tool, write down as many conjunctions as you can.

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A Subordinating conjunction begins a subordinate clause and connects it to an independent clause.

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Examples:

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I shouted when the rat ran out of the cabinet. ​

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​Subordinating Conjunctions

​A coordinating conjunction joins words or word groups that are used in the same way.

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Examples:

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So​

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The Eagles and Mantas are rival teams for volleyball. ​

​Coordinating Conjunctions

​Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way.

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Examples:

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Either Fred or Melvin will bring drinks for the party.

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Not only did Dante break the lock on the gate, but he also is being punished for skipping school. ​

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Subject | Subject

They join together words, phrases, and independent clauses. There are seven of them, and they're easy to remember if you can just think of the acronym "FANBOYS."

COORDINATING

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Introduces a dependent clause, tying it to an independent clause.

SUBORDINATING

Tag-team conjunctions. They come in pairs, and you have to use both of them in different places in a sentence to make them work.​

CORRELATIVE

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Multiple Choice

What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions?

• FANBOYS
• FANGIRLS
• COMMA
• MINTS

Multiple Choice

What kind of conjunction comes in pairs?

• COORDINATING

• SUBORDINATING

• CORRELATIVE

• NONE

Multiple Choice

What kind of conjunction joins a sentence with a subordinate clause?

• COORDINATING

• SUBORDINATING

• CORRELATIVE

• NONE

Multiple Choice

Which are correlative conjunctions?

• either/or

• both/and

• neither/nor

• all of them

Multiple Choice

Which are subordinating conjunctions?

• for, and, nor

• either/or

• although, before, because

• none

Interjections

​An interjection expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.

Examples:

Well, I thought you and I liked each other. ​

Aw! Look at those kittens!​

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Multiple Select

Which phrase in the following sentence is an interjection?

Oh, no--I forgot my keys.

• oh, no!

• I forgot

• no--I

• my keys

Multiple Choice

The word "Wow!" is an example of a(n)...

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Preposition

Multiple Choice

Which word is an interjection?

• an

• that

• the

• whew

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is a preposition?

I didn't go to school today.

• I

• don't

• to

• school

Multiple Select

Which word or words in the following sentence is a conjunction?

I like neither sushi nor sashimi, but I do like tempura.

• sushi

• neither

• nor

• but

Multiple Choice

a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words

• conjunction

• verb

• preposition

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word?

I left my shoes under the kitchen

table.

• noun

• adjective

• conjunction

• preposition

Multiple Choice

What are the prepositions in the following sentence?

Tanny took a walk around the park with her dog.

• Tanny, walk

• park, dog

• around, with

• around, the

Multiple Choice

What is the part of speech of the underlined word?

I didn't sleep well through the night

• Verb

• Preposition

• Conjuction

• Adejective

Multiple Choice

What is the part of speech of the underlined word?

Although we have had a rough year, we are very happy.

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Pronoun