Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection
Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection
Study Guide
Prepositions
*A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in the sentence.
*See the list of common prepositions on page 69 of your grammar book.
*A prepositional phrase is a group of words made up of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object.
*A prepositional phrase can have more than one object. Such a phrase has a compound object of a preposition.
Ex: Boxes of uniforms, hats, and boots filled the band room.
[of=preposition, uniforms, hats, boots=objects]
*A sentence can have more than one prepositional phrase.
Preposition or Adverb?
*A word is a preposition when it is part of a prepositional phrase .
*A word is an adverb when it stands alone and is not part of a prepositional phrase.
Ex: The skaters sped around the rink. [Around the rink is a prepositional phrase.]
Albert drove around. [Around is an adverb that tells where he drove. It is not part of a prepositional phrase.]
Conjunctions and Interjections
*A conjunction connects words or groups of words.
*Coordinating conjunctions are single connecting words.
Ex: and, but, or, yet
*Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions.
Ex: both/and either/or neither/nor
*An interjection is a word that expresses strong feeling.
*An interjection usually comes at the beginning of a sentence and is followed by and exclamation point or comma.
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