Conjunctions and Interjections!

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Conjunctions and Interjections!
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Conjunction-junction, whats your function?

• Hookin up words and phrases and clauses!
• Just like we learned in the clause lecture,
  theyre connectors that hook things together!
  (the chains)
• Sometimes referred to as transition words.
• There are four types of conjunctions.
• Just like pronouns, you dont have to memorize
  the types you just have to understand them.

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1) Coordinating Conjunctions

• Connect things of equal importance
• Examples FANBOYS
• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions

• Sonia and her friends watched the new music
  video.
• Sonia and her friends watched the new music
  video.
• Lets try to figure out all the words in that
  sentence!

Noun people
Adj article
Adj What kind of video?
Noun Person
Pronoun Possessive
Verb To watch
Noun Thing (the video)
Adj What kind of video?
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Examples ofCoodrinating Conjunctions

• The action started out on a beach, but the scene
  changed quickly.
• The action started out on a beach, but the scene
  changed quickly.
• What part of speech is quickly?
• Adverb (LOLLY LOLLY LOLLY!)
• What part of speech is a?
• Adjective (Its an article!)
• What part of speech is action?
• Noun (the action)
• What part of speech is started?
• Verb (to start)

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2) Correlative Conjunctions

• Conjunctions that come in pairs
• Are often in different parts of the sentence
• Examples
• bothand, eitheror, neithernor, not onlybut
  also, whetheror

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Examples of Correlative Conjunctions

• You will not only hear your favorite song, but
  also see the performer.
• You will not only hear your favorite song, but
  also see the performer.
• Either the music or the visual images will grab
  your attention.
• Either the music or the visual images will grab
  your attention.

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3) Subordinating Conjunctions

• Begin subordinating clauses and connect them to
  independent ones (hooking up the trains!)
• Examples
• after, although, as, as if, as though, because,
  before, even though, if, in order that, provided,
  since, so that, than, unless, until, when, where,
  whereas, while

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Examples of Subordinating Conjunctions

• The band waited while the director checked the
  lighting.
• The band waited while the director checked the
  lighting.
• What is the subject of the sentence?
• band
• What are the two verbs of the sentence?
• waited (to wait), checked (to check)
• Although music videos are short, they are
  expensive to produce.
• Although music videos are short, they are
  expensive to produce.

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4) Conjunctive Adverbs

• Express relationships between independent clauses
• DONT hook sentences together instead, often
  start a new sentence (transition words)
• Examples
• Accordingly, Also, Besides, Consequently,
  Finally, Furthermore, Hence, However, Instead,
  Nevertheless, Otherwise, Similarly, Still,
  Therefore, Thus

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Examples of Conjunctive Adverbs

• The invention of the transistor radio contributed
  to the rise of rock and roll. Similarly, the
  introduction of cable television helped music
  videos.
• The invention of the transistor radio contributed
  to the rise of rock and roll. Similarly, the
  introduction of cable television helped music
  videos.
• The test was on Thursday. However, I started
  studying on Monday.
• The test was on Thursday. However, I started
  studying on Monday.

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Lets Go Conjunction Huntin!

• The face of the music industry changed when cable
  television came along and began running music
  videos.
• The face of the music industry changed when cable
  television came along and began running music
  videos.
• At first, many people predicted that the idea
  would fail.
• At first, many people predicted that the idea
  would fail.
• Either an all-video station would not attract
  viewers, or the producers wouldnt find enough
  programming.
• Either an all-video station would not attract
  viewers, or the producers wouldnt find enough
  programming.
• These predictions seemed reasonable, but the
  skeptics turned out to be wrong.
• These predictions seemed reasonable, but the
  skeptics turned out to be wrong.

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Singers and bands began to make more and more
videos consequently, viewers turned in to
watch.Singers and bands began to make more and
more videos consequently, viewers turned in to
watch.According to critics, performers were
creating works that were not only visually but
also musically insubstantial.According to
critics, performers were creating works that were
not only visually but also musically
insubstantial.Theres some truth to the
criticism that many videos arent creative
however, there are plenty that are truly
innovative.Its been roughly twenty years since
videos first appeared. Its been roughly twenty
years since videos first appeared.
Conjunction Huntin Contd
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Who CARES about conjunctions anyway?

• Conjunctions matter in writing in two ways
• 1) Show relationships between ideas
• 2) Allow ideas to be combined to form complex
  sentences
• For example
• Hugh was a stinky dog. His owner also didnt
  smell so fresh. (The conjunction shows these two
  ideas are similar)
• Hugh was a stinky dog, and his owner didnt
  smell so fresh either.

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Interjections

• A word or phrase used to express emotion
• Often offset by a comma (not as much emphasis) or
  an exclamation point (lots of emphasis)
• Examples
• Wow, gee, hey, ouch, aha, boy, imagine,
  unbelievable, rats, darn, oh, goodness, and many,
  many more

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Examples of Interjections

• Oh my! You lost a tooth, Jimmy!
• Ouch! Dont bite, Tommy!
• Well, I dont plan on serving snack until later.
• Wow, someone did a very good job on her art
  project.
• Yikes, it looks like someone spilled the glue.
• Wonderful! You picked up the toys without being
  asked!

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Why Use Interjections?

• Can add emotion and enthusiasm to your writing
• Choose which interjection fits the scenario best
• (Great!/Oh no!) Were almost finished with our
  presentation.
• (Wow,/Well,) we still have to choose the music.
• (Here,/Ouch,) listen to this.
• (Alas!/Wow!) I think thats perfect.

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The End!
or is it?