1. Conjunction and Interjection
Parts of Speech
Conjunction and Interjection

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

8. 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

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

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