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* Interjections are words used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion. * They are included in a sentence - usually at the start - to express a sentiment.

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2 * Interjections are words used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion. * They are included in a sentence - usually at the start - to express a sentiment such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement or enthusiasm.

3 * Examples: Hey! Get off that floor! Oh, that is a surprise. Good! Now we can move on. Jeepers, that was close.

4 * Introductory expressions such as yes, no, indeed and well are also classed as interjections.

5 Indeed, this is not the first time the stand has collapsed. Yes, I do intend to cover the bet. I'm sure I don't know half the people who come to my house. Indeed, for all I hear, I shouldn't like to. (Oscar Wilde) Well, it's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids. (Homer Simpson)

6 * Some interjections are sounds: Examples: Phew! I am not trying that again. Humph! I knew that last week. Mmmm, my compliments to the chef. Ah! Don't say you agree with me. When people agree with me, I always feel that I must be wrong. (Oscar Wilde)

7 * A conjunction is a word or words that join (connect) two thoughts or parts of a sentence together.

8 * Coordinating Conjunctions—connects a word or word groups that are used in the same way * For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So * Use the acronym FANBOYS * My son wanted pizza and breadsticks for dinner.

9 * Correlative Conjunctions are conjunctions used in pairs that connect words or phrases together. * Either, or * Neither, nor * Not only, but also * Both, and * Whether, or * I was not only exhausted after walking around Washington, D.C., but also sunburned.

10 * Connects two clauses and shows the relationship between them * Makes one part of a sentence “dependent” on another * Effective at creating complex sentences * I burnt my tongue when I tasted the soup.

11 * after * although * as * as if * as long as * as soon as * because * before * even though * if * in order that * once * since * so that * than * though * unless * until * when * whenever * where * wherever * whether * while


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