Interjections and Conjunctions

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Interjections and Conjunctions

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InterjectionsDefinition

• An interjection is usually an exclamatory word
  that usually expresses strong emotion.

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Where and When?

• Interjections may stand alone
• Hey!
• Help!
• These are followed by an exclamation point.

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Where and When?

• Word may be followed by a related sentence.
• Hooray! We won the championship!
• Wow! I never thought I could do that!

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Where and When?

• Word of strong emotion ends in exclamation point
  and is separate from the rest of the sentence.
• Word of mild emotion ends in a comma and is part
  of the sentence.
• Say, are you busy?

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Caution!

• Interjections are rarely used in formal and
  academic writing!

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Conjunctions

• A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects
  (conjoins) parts of a sentence.

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Types of Conjunctions

• Coordinating
• Subordinating
• Correlating

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• The simple, little conjunctions are called
  coordinating conjunctions
• And, or, for, but, yet, nor, so
• For
• And
• Nor
• But
• Or
• Yet
• So

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• When a coordinating conjunction connects two
  independent clauses, it is accompanied by a
  comma
• Ulysses wants to play for Georgia, but he has had
  trouble meeting the academic requirements.

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• A comma is also correct when and is used to
  attach the last item of a serial list
• Ulysses spent his summer studying basic math,
  writing, and reading comprehension.
• When a coordinating conjunction is used to
  connect all the elements in a series, a comma is
  not used.
• Presbyterians and Methodists and Baptists are the
  prevalent Protestant congregations in Oklahoma.

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• Coordinating conjunctions can join two sentence
  elements without the help of a comma.
• Bob and Michelle sang and danced to the music.

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Subordinating Conjunction

• A Subordinating Conjunction (sometimes called a
  dependent word or subordinator) comes at the
  beginning of a Subordinate (or Dependent) Clause
  and establishes the relationship between the
  dependent clause and the rest of the sentence. It
  also turns the clause into something that depends
  on the rest of the sentence for its meaning.

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ExamplesSubordinating Conjunctions

• He took to the stage as though he had been
  preparing for this moment all his life.
• Because he loved acting, he refused to give up
  his dream of being in the movies.
• Unless we act now, all is lost.

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Subordinating Conjunctions

• If
• if only
• in order that
• now that
• once
• rather than
• since
• so that
• than
• that

thoughtillunlessuntilwhenwheneverwherewhere
aswhereverwhile 

• After
• Although
• As
• as if
• as long as
• as though
• Because
• Before
• even if
• even though

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Correlative Conjunctions

• Some conjunctions combine with other words to
  form what are called correlative conjunctions.
  They always travel in pairs, joining various
  sentence elements that should be treated as
  grammatically equal.

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Correlating ConjunctionsExamples

• She led the team not only in statistics but also
  by virtue of her enthusiasm.
• Polonius said, "Neither a borrower nor a lender
  be."
• Whether you win this race or lose it doesn't
  matter as long as you do your best.

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Common Examples

• both . . . andnot only . . . but alsonot . . .
  buteither . . . or
• neither . . . norwhether . . . oras . . . as