Unit 2: Prepositions, Conjunction,

and Interjections

Prepositionsa word or phrase that

relates a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence

A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.A preposition sits in front of (is “pre-positioned” before) its object.

PrepositionsThe following words are some of the most commonly used prepositions:

about beside inside to above besides like toward across between near under after beyond of against by off until along despite on up among down out with around during outside within at except over without before for past behind from since below in through beneath into throughout

along with in place of because of in spite ofDue to instead of except for on account ofin addition to out of in case of up toin front of with the exception of

Prepositional Phrases

A prepositional phrase is formed by the preposition, its object, and any words that describe the object.

The object of the preposition is the noun/pronoun in the

prepositional phrase.

Prepositional phrases are either adjectives or adverbs.

ConjunctionsConjunctions are words used as joiners.

Different kinds of conjunctions join different kinds of grammatical structures.

The following are the kinds of conjunctions:

A. COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (FANBOYS) B. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONSC. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBSD. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (FANBOYS)

Coordinating conjunctions join equals to one another:words to words, phrases to phrases, clauses to clauses.

CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

These pairs of conjunctions require equal (parallel) structures

after each one.

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS

These conjunctions join independent clauses together.

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Subordinating conjunctions also join two clauses together, but in doing

so, they make one clause dependent (or "subordinate") upon the other.

A subordinating conjunction may appear at a sentence beginning or between two clauses in a sentence.

Punctuation Note:When the dependent clause is placed first in a sentence, use a comma

between the two clauses. When the independent clause is placed first and the dependent clause second, do not separate the two clauses with a comma.

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

These are some common

subordinating conjunctions.

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

InterjectionsInterjections 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.

An interjection is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence.

Interjections