Conjunctions
A part of speech that connects words, phrases, and clauses together in a sentence; it connects words and ideas
Examples: and, but, so, or, although, because
Conjunction
A short word that connects a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. It often shows position, direction, time, or location.
Examples: at, under, over, on, through
Preposition
A word that tells us when, where, or how often something happens.
Examples: quickly, slowly, yesterday, here, there
Adverb
The dog slept under the table.
What is a preposition?
True or False: Every adverb ends in -ly.
False (we seen adverbs such as yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and they do not end with -ly).
Identify the conjunction: Ali wanted pizza, but he ordered a sandwich.
What is "but"
Identify the preposition: The backpack is under the desk.
Under
Identify the adverb: The turtle moved slowly.
Slowly
Bushra ran quickly to class.
Adverb
Complete the sentence with a preposition: The pencil rolled ___ the desk.
Off or under or across
Identify the conjunction: We can play outside if it stops raining.
What is "if"
Identify the preposition: We walked through the park.
Through
Identify the adverb: The students quietly entered the classroom.
Quietly
Asad wanted to play, but he had homework.
Conjunction
Complete with a conjunction: I wanted ice cream, ___ I didn't have any money.
But
Choose the best conjunction that fits in this sentence: I studied hard, ___ I earned a good grade.
What is "so"
Identify the two prepositions: The cat jumped from the couch onto the floor.
"From" and "onto"
Identify the adverb: Sara finished her homework yesterday.
Yesterday
We ate dinner before the movie.
Identify all three: Ali quickly ran into the classroom because he was late.
Into: Preposition
Because: Conjunction
Name the seven coordinating conjunctions represented by FANBOYS.
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so
Give three examples of prepositions that could describe the location of a book compared with a desk.
"On", "under", "above", "beneath", "beside"
Identify both adverbs in this sentence:
The extremely tired student walked slowly to his desk.
Extremely and slowly
The students worked quietly because the teacher was speaking.
Identify quietly and because.
Quietly: Adverb
Because: Conjunction
Which sentence uses the bold word as an adverb?
A. The students walked around the building.
B. The students looked around.
C. The students sat around the table.
D. The students walked through the hallway.
B (The students looked around)