Conjunction and Interjection Parts of Speech Conjunction and Interjection

Conjunction-definition A word used to join words or groups of words Examples: Would you rather have shrimp or salmon? I love school and learning.

Coordinating Conjunctions Joins words or word groups that are used in the same way FANBOYS For And Nor But Or Yet So

Correlative Conjunctions Pairs of conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way Both…and Either…or Neither…nor Not only…but also Whether…or Example: Both Zina and Jada can play the mandolin.

Coordinating Conjunctions both...and either...or whether...or not only...but also neither...nor

More Examples Both Jim Thorpe and Roberto Clemente were outstanding athletes. Either we will buy it now, or we will wait for the next sale. We want to go not only to Ontario but also to Quebec. Neither Mark Twain nor James Joyce won the Nobel Prize in literature.

Interjection-Definition Word used to express emotion Interjections have no grammatical relation to other words in the sentence. Usually an interjection is followed by an exclamation point. Sometimes an interjection is set off by a comma or commas

Examples Hey! Did you see those deer? Well, we played hard and did our best. We could, oh, have a picnic.

Common Interjections ah whew aha whoa boy-oh-boy wow hey yahoo hurrah yikes oh yippee oops ouch uh-oh well