DEFINITIONS
words that connect two or more words, phrases, or clauses together
What is a CONJUNCTION?
"The boys on the team will practice at 5 o'clock"
What is my prepositional phrase?
on the team
I missed my bus, so I was late for school
SO
What is an interjection?
a word that expresses emotion
Each letter of FANBOYS is what type of Conjunction?
COORDINATING
words showing strong emotion
what is an INTERJECTION?
The last game of the season was the most exciting.
What is my OBJECT of the Preposition?
season
While I was at school, Mom baked my birthday cake.
What is my SUBORDINATING Conjunction?
WHILE
Ouch! That hurt.
What's my interjection?
OUCH
Prepositions often tell what three things?
time, location,movement
words that are used to describe the relationship between words (usually two nouns)
What is a PREPOSITION?
The bird sitting in the tree is chirping loudly.
What is my preposition phrase?
in the tree
What is a conjunction?
words that connect two words, phrases, or clauses
HELP! My head hurts from these questions.
What's my interjection?
HELP
What is a subordinating conjunction?
a conjunction that joins a dependent clause with an independent clause.
This type of CONJUNCTION joins a DEPENDENT CLAUSE with an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
What is a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION?
Yesterday we walked across the field and through the fence.
What are my TWO prepositions?
across, through
Either help your dad with the lawn or help me with dinner
What are my CORRELATIVE Conjunctions?
EITHER, OR
LIST 3 EXAMPLES OF INTERJECTIONS
OW, EEK, HMMM
What is a correlative conjunction?
pairs of conjunctions that join two clauses, phrases, or words.
This type of CONJUNCTION comes in a pair that joins two clauses, phrases, or words.
What is a CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION?
The dog ran through the fence and jumped over the hedge while we were at the park.
What are my THREE prepositions?
through, over, at
What does each letter of FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Oops, I didn't mean to drop it.
OOPS
What is a preposition?
words that describe the relationship between two words.