Prepositions
A ________ describes a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
What is preposition
A ____________ is a word of phrase that expresses strong feeling or emotion.
What is interjection.
A ______ joins words or phrases in a sentence.
What is conjunction.
What is the interjection in the following sentence?
Stop! Do not interrupt the speaker.
What is Stop!
Sonia tried hard but she failed.
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
What is but.
Mike is standing beside Pete
What is beside.
True or False? Interjections can stand alone.
What is true.
Abby wants both a doll _____ a bike for Christmas.
a. or
b. and
c. but
What is B.
Please find the preposition in the following sentence:
The children ran through the playground.
What is through.
They ran around the garden.
--the word around is what part of speech--
What is preposition.
The forward dribbled the ball over the court and then passed it to a teammate.
What is over.
Interjection showing PAIN!
What is OUCH!
Would you rather go swimming ____ to the movies?
A. and
B. but
C. Or
What is C.
Wika had been cranky ever since her alarm clock started malfunctioning.
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
What is since.
Although Marla hated traveling, she nevertheless decided to go to Florida to visit her best friend.
--What are although and nevertheless doing in the sentence? --
A. Presenting a choice between two options
B. Setting up a rejection of two options.
C. Showing something that's contrary to what is expected
What is C.
The deer sprinted up the hill to safety.
What is up and to.
An interjection is sometimes, not always, followed by what type of punctuation?
What is exclamation point
Even if we had an extra day, we still wouldn't finish building this skyscraper in time.
--What is even if doing in this sentence?--
A. Showing the consequences of something
B. Introducing a hypothetical scenario
C. Introducing a negative statement
What is B.
I'd love to go to dinner with you, if only had the time.
What is IF ONLY in the sentence?
A. Providing a choice between options
B. Expressing a wish
C. Providing information about a point in time.
What is B.
Wow! What a beautiful interception.
What is WOW in this sentence?
What is interjection.
Does the basketball season generally come before the football season?
What is before.
Which interjection can mean the speaker is thinking of what to say next?
A. Aha, WOW!, Hey!
B. Well, Umm, Ehhh..
What is B.
Since we've been given an extension on our papers, it therefore makes sense that Ms. Lopez is going to grade them more critically.
--What is the words since and therefore doing in this sentence? --
A. Showing the consequences of something
B.Showing something that contrary to what is expected
C. Presenting a choice between two options
What is A.
Would you rather go swimming or to the movies?
What is the conjunction of this sentence?
What is or
If I let you go to the bathroom, then I'd have to let everyone else go.
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
What is then