Conjunctions and interjections

Conjunctions are words that are used to

• connect or join words or groups of words.

• express emotion such as fear or surprise.

• relate a noun or pronoun to another word or group of words.

• expand on the meaning of a sentence by describing something.

Which of the following is not a kind of conjunction?

• subordinating

• coordinating

• compound

• correlative

Which conjunction is missing from this list? for, and, nor, but, or, yet...

• as

• because

• so

• either

What part of speech are (1) and (2) in the following sentence? Eddy bought some flowers and chocolates (1) for Beatrice, (2) for he his completely head over heals in love with her.

• (1) preposition (2) conjunction

• (1) preposition (2) preposition

• (1) conjunction (2) conjunction

• (1) conjunction (2) preposition

What type of conjunction always appear in pairs, such as "either...or..."?

• compound

• correlative

• subordinating

• coordinating

Which of the following sentences is correct and appropriate?

• Grandpa walked carefully and in a slow way.

• Grandpa walked carefully and slowly.

Which are the conjunctions that connect two complete ideas by making one of them dependent on the other?

• compound

• correlative

• subordinating

• coordinating

What words are being connected by the conjunction? The policeman signaled and whistled for the traffic to stop.

• policeman; stop

• signaled; whistled

• whsitled; traffic

• signaled; whistled; traffic; stop

Which conjunction best fits in the blank? Maria spent too much money at the mall. She bought _____ a sweater _____ a dress.

• not only - but also

• neither - nor

• whether - or

Which sentence is correct and appropriate?

• To my amazement, my wedding dress neither looked stained not wrinkled.

• To my amazement, neither my wedding dress looked stained nor wrinkled.

• To my amazement, my wedding dress looked neither stained nor wrinkled.