PREPOSITIONS REVIEW

Review…  Prepositions show the relationship of a noun/pronoun to some other noun in a sentence. They are always part of a phrase  Juliet is on the balcony.  Romeo is watching from the garden.  Love carried Romeo over the walls.

Common Prepositions AboardBeforeExceptWith AboveBelowForUpon According toBeneathFromUntil AcrossBesideIn addition toUnderneath AgainstBetweenInsideToward AlongBeyondIntoTo AroundBut (except)LikeThrough As ofByNearSince AtConcerningNext toPast Because ofDuringOfOwing to OffOnOutOver

Compound Prepositions According toIn spite of As ofInstead of Aside fromNext to Because ofOn account of By means ofOut of In addition toOwing to In front ofPrior to In place of

Preposition vs. Adverb  Does the words provide a relationship between two nouns? Yes? Then it is a preposition  Romeo admired Juliet under the balcony. “under” is linking the noun “Romeo” to the noun “balcony”  Does it simply add more information to a verb, adj, or adv? Well, then it is an adverb.  Love was enough to carry Romeo over. Here, “over” is modifying the verb “carry”

Practice! Preposition vs. Adverb  It never seemed like Romeo could get past his heartache  Toward the end of the play, Romeo and Juliet will take their lives  Romeo had a dream that his end was near.  Little did Romeo know that the love of his life was around the corner.  He snuck up on Juliet from behind.

CONJUNCTION (Junction)

Conjunctions  Definition: A word used to join words or groups of words  Three types  Coordinating  Correlative  Subordinating

Coordinating Conjunctions  Function: always connect items of the same kind  FANBOYS  For  And  Nor  But  Or  Yet  So

Coordinating Conjunctions  Examples  In sickness and in health  For rich or for poor  She was good at Algebra but not Geometry  He could not sleep, nor would he eat  It was time to go home, for it was getting late

Correlative Conjunctions  Function: Also connect items of the same kind. However, correlative conjunctions always act in pairs  Correlative Conjunctions include:  Both…and  Either…or  Whether…or  Neither…nor  Not only…but also

Examples of Correlative Conjunctions  Both red pandas and koala bears would be cute pets.  You should study not only for English, but also for Chemistry.  Either borrow a book or buy a magazine.  Neither she nor I can go.  She met not only Macklemore but also Ryan Lewis.

Subordinating Conjunctions  Function: Join two clauses in a way that make one dependent on the other. The clause a subordinating conjunction introduces cannot stand alone – it needs a second clause  I cannot eat that cheese because it is too moldy  Because it is moldy, I cannot eat the cheese.  We will go swimming after we hike to the lake.  After we hike to the lake, we will go swimming.

Subordinating Conjunctions AfterConsidering (that)So thatWhereas AlthoughAs ifThanWherever As far asIfThoughWhile As long asIn as much asUnlessAs soon as In order thatUntilAs thoughProvided (that) WhenBecauseSinceWhenever BeforeSo long aswhere

Examples of Subordinating Conjunctions  I want to go outside because the weather is nice.  I will go to the store as long as I can pick out a snack.  We will take the garbage out when it gets full.  I will wear sweatpants in public so long as people don’t judge me.  He will finish his homework so that he can watch Netflix.

Conjunctions Practice For each sentence, identify the conjunctions  I want to take a nap and drink hot chocolate.  And: coordinating conjunction  She is neither a doctor nor a nurse.  Neither…nor: correlative conjunction  Both you and I should have this dance.  Both…and: correlative conjunction  I will make apple pie after we go to the store.  After: subordinating conjunction

Conjunctions Practice For each sentence, identify the conjunctions.  Some people like cold weather, though it is arguable that they are crazy  Though: subordinating conjunction  Both Ms. Giles and Ms. Fuchs run through the hallways with carts.  Both…and: correlative conjunction  Since Mrs. Welker is retiring, her classroom will be mine.  Since: subordinating conjunction

INTERJECTIONS

Interjections  Definition: A word that is used to express emotion. It has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.  Since an interjection is unrelated to other words in the sentence, it is set off from the rest of the sentence by an exclamation point or comma.

Examples Hooray! I have grown another toe! Oh, that’s creepy. Your feet are pretty, but, eww, that eleventh toe is weird. No! My new toe just fell off! Alas, Harry Potter, I have fixed your foot.