Conjunctions & Interjections Lesson

English Grammar Lesson –Conjunctions & Interjections
By Dawn
Skype English School
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PARTS OF SPEECH : CONJUNCTIONS & INTERJECTIONS
Objectives
Students will be able to identify and define conjunctions and interjections.
Students will be able to demonstrate correct usage of conjunctions and interjections.

Interjections Defined:
an interjection is a word used to express strong, sudden feelings. Emotions such as fear, surprise, anger, love, and joy can all be expressed with an interjection. Interjections usually have an exclamation point (!) after it.
Examples of Common Interjections:
Ah, aha! Alas, bravo! Eek!, stop!, ouch!
Oh, oops! Ouch! Pssst, wow!
Ssh, ugh! Well, whew! Hurray!
Darn! Hey! Aw, my goodness!

Conjunctions Defined:
a conjunction joins words and phrases. Conjunctions make writing more concise: Instead of: "I don't like apples. I don't like oranges." use the conjunction "or" to connect the two sentences: "I don't like apples or oranges.“
Examples: and, or, but, nor

Example 1: "Wow! I feel sick because I ate rotten apples and oranges."
(wow - interjection that shows emotion)(and - conjunction that joins apples with oranges.)

Example 2:"Stop! Either you quit doing that or I will leave!"
(stop - interjection showing anger, a command)(or - conjunction that joins "either you quit doing that" with "I will leave.")

Practice (and, or, but, nor)
Please provide a conjunction in the following sentences.
1. Either Andrew ____________________ Peter will help our pastor.
2. The farmer planted __________________ harvested his wheat.
3. Did the team win ____________________ lose?
4. The team tried hard _______________________ still lost the game.
5. The police officer spoke politely __________________ firmly.

3 Types of Conjunctions
1. Coordinating: connect similar kinds or groups of words
and , but, for, nor, or ,so, just, yet
Examples:My sister and brother ran the program.
They wrote a short yet effective report.
The dog barked but wagged its tail.
Put the bags on the table or in the closet.
Bob left early so I left with him.

2.Correlative: connect similar words or groups of words, but always come in pairs.
both … and neither … nor whether … or
either … or not only … but also
Examples: He watched both lions and tigers.
Neither Don nor I will go.
Jean recycled not only consistently but also carefully.

3. Subordinating: connect two ideas, making one more important than the other. Always followed by a
noun and pronoun.
after as though since until
although because so that when
as before than whenever
as if even though though where
as long as if till wherever
as soon as in order that unless while
Examples:Until you eat your vegetables, you can’t have dessert.
Even though you don’t turn in homework, you expect to pass.
You can’t get a prize until you win.

Practice
1. Karen teaches ______ judo ______ karate.
2. The headlights ______radio are working.
3. Is the holiday “President’s Day” ______“Washington’s Birthday”?
4. _______ Ms. Glass _____ Mr. Santo interviews applicants.
5. The boots are _______ warm __waterproof.

Practice
6. Mom ____________________ Dad celebrated their wedding anniversary.
7. The stars twinkled ___________________ sparkled.
8. The story was long __________________ interesting.
9. Throughout the day, the young puppy either sleeps __________________ eats.
10.Tom __________________ Chris, your science project took first!

Interjections Practice:
Change the following sentences by adding an interjection.
________ , that car is nice!
__________, I forgot my wallet!
________ I am stuck!
__________, you got here fast!
Help, oh no!, wow!, hurray, eh?, ouch, goodness!

More Practice
Now lets make sentences using both a conjunction and an interjection.

Summary
Objectives
Students will be able to identify and define conjunctions and interjections.
Students will be able to demonstrate correct usage of conjunctions and interjections.

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