Many prepositions indicate: direction, position, or relation in time Preposition – shows how a noun or pronoun (object of the preposition) is related to some other word in the sentence Many prepositions indicate: direction, position, or relation in time Compound Prepositions – consist of more than one word Prepositional Phrase – consists of the preposition, its object, and any modifiers Object of the preposition – the noun or pronoun that the preposition refers to (to find ask who or what after the preposition) Example : The elephants ran past us, moving toward the trees within sight of our camp. prepositions – past past whom? us -toward toward what? trees -within within what? sight -of of what? camp

Conjunctions - Coordinating Conjunctions – joins words or groups of words that are used in the same way and, but, or, not, for, yet, nor, so Correlative Conjunctions - pairs of conjunctions that join words or groups of words that are used in the same way both…and - either…or - neither...nor whether…or - not only...but also

Interjection – Interjection – a word used to express emotion Oh! You surprised me. Wow! Am I tired! Aha, you’ve discovered the secret. Could you, well, be quiet, please?