1. Interjections!! SC English 2 October, 2007

2. But first, a conjunction review…  Conjunctions connect ________ or _______ ___ ________.  They are different from prepositions in that they do not have an ________.  There are three types of Conunctions: 1. 2. 3.

3. Conjunctions  Conjunctions connect words or groups of words.  They are different from prepositions in that they do not have an object.  There are three types of Conunctions: 1. Coordinating conjunctions 2. Correlative conjunctions 3. Subordinating conjunctions

4. Coordinating conjunctions  Conjunctions connect words of the _____ _______.  Examples of coordinating conjunctions are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

5. Coordinating conjunctions  Conjunctions connect words of the same kind.  Examples of coordinating conjunctions are: 1. and 2. but 3. for 4. nor 5. or 6. so 7. yet

6. Examples  Troy wanted to play football badly, but his knee and his feet were injured.  Mr. Swartos was excited and nervous about his bear hunt.

7. Practice  Troy practiced hard every day, so his teammates respected him.  Jesse made positive behavioral choices at school and at home.

8. Correlative Conjunctions  Similar to ________ conjunctions, except that they work in _____.  Examples of correlative conjunctions are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

9. Correlative conjunctions  Similar to coordinating conjunctions, except that they work in pairs.  Examples of correlative conjunctions are: 1. both…..and 2. either…..or 3. neither….nor 4. not only….but also 5. whether….or

10. Example  The sick hiker would neither eat nor drink.

11. Practice  Neither Coach Toft nor Coach Rasmussen could believe how hard the team played.  The wrestling match was both exciting and high-scoring.  Not only are the Badlands rugged, but they are also beautiful.

12. Subordinating conjunctions  Subordinating conjunctions connect two _____ by making one idea _______ upon the other.  Subordinating conjunctions are in sentences that contain a _______ idea and a _________ idea.  The subordinating conjunction always comes _________ the dependent idea.

13. Subordinating Conjunctions  Subordinating conjunctions connect two ideas by making one idea dependent upon the other.  Subordinating conjunctions are in sentences that contain a main idea and a dependent idea.  The subordinating conjunction always comes before the dependent idea.

14. One more….  If the dependent idea comes _____ the main idea, a ______ is used to separate the two.  If the _______ idea comes first, no ____ is used.

15. One more…..  If the dependent idea comes before the main idea, a comma is used to separate the two.  If the main idea comes first, no comma is used.

16. Examples  Although Mr. Tatroe was much admired, MMS would not finance a memorial honoring him.  The 8 th graders at MMS were incredibly well behaved at the assembly until the presenter gave them all kazoos.

17. Practice  Whenever Jax came to the school, the students loved to pet him.  Mr. Swartos praised Troy’s hard word so that he would keep doing so well in school.  While Jesse ate dinner, Troy was in Science class.

18. Interjections!  Interjections are used to express feelings or emotions.  They are the least used part of speech.  Interjections function independently from the rest of the sentence Huh? What does that mean?  It is therefore set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma or exclamation mark.

19. Interjections!  Common interjections (Complete list on p. 388 of your text) Wow Oh Ouch Tsk Uh Alas Woah Oops Psst

20. Interjections!  Wow! Did you see that play?  Ouch! That hurts!  I, uh, think we should leave now.  Woah! How did he catch that?  My, that certainly is a huge cat.

21. Practice- supply an appropriate interjection for each sentence.  (pain) That looked like it hurt.  (anger) That’s my bike!  (surprise) You scared me!

22. Practice: Use each of the following interjections in a sentence.  woah  psst  oops  uh  hey

23. It’s your favorite time of day! Time for a short Grammar Rock video.

24. Assignment  Finish conjunction list for index cards.  Say “I love interjections” 40 times to yourself today.  P.387: Ex. 5  P. 390: Ex. 11-12  Study pp. 388-390