Interjections
An Interjection is used to communicate strong emotion. Interjections are followed by an
exclamation point and are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.
Conjunctions
A Conjunction connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.
There are two types of Conjunctions:
EXAMPLES:
Hey! No! Ouch! Ahh! Woohoo! Yes!
Coordinating Conjunctions
are used to join single words, phrases, or independent clauses.
They are easy to remember using the acronym
FANBOYS:
F
or,
A
nd,
N
or,
B
ut,
O
r,
Y
et,
S
o.
Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions connecting two independent clauses:
“Fred likes vanilla
but
Rebecca likes chocolate.”
“Tom found enjoyment
and
Andrea found excitement.”
Subordinating Conjunctions
introduce dependent clauses and describe the relationship
between dependent clauses and independent clauses. They are easy to remember using the
acronym
ISABUBUWAWA:
I
f,
S
ince,
A
fter,
B
ecause,
U
ntil,
B
efore,
U
nless,
W
hile,
A
lthough,
W
here,
A
s.
Examples of Subordinating Conjunctions connecting an independent clauses with dependent
clauses:
“Alfred made a pie
because
he needed to bring a dessert to the party.”
“Sharon picked up the dry cleaning
although
she would rather have had it delivered to the
house.”
I will
I’ll
we will
we’ll
has not
hasn’t
I am
I’m
we are
we’re
had not
hadn’t
I would
I’d
we would
we’d
will not
won’t
I have
I’ve
we have
we’ve
would not
wouldn’t
I had
I’d
we had
we’d
do not
don’t
you will
you’ll
is not
isn’t
does not
doesn’t
you are
you’re
are not
aren’t
did not
didn’t
you would
you’d
was not
wasn’t
can not
can’t
you have
you’ve
were not
weren’t
could not
couldn’t
you had
you’d
have not
haven’t
should not
shouldn’t
Common Contractions
ENGLISH
Eight Parts of Speech
