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Eight Parts of Speech
Conjunctions
A conjunction connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence. There are two types of conjunctions:
Coordinating Conjunctions are used to join single words, phrases, or independent clauses. They are easy to remember using the acronym FANBOYS:
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
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:
If, Since, After, Because, Until, Before, Unless, While, Although, Where, As.
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.”
EXAMPLES: Hey! No! Ouch! Ahh! Woohoo! Yes!
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.
Common Contractions
I’ll
we’ll
we’re
hasn’t
I’m
we are
had not
hadn’t
I’d
we would
we’d
will not
won’t
I’ve
we have
we’ve
would not
wouldn’t
I’d
we had
we’d
do not
don’t
you’ll
is not
isn’t
does not
doesn’t
you’re
are not
aren’t
did not
didn’t
you’d
was not
wasn’t
can not
can’t
you’ve
were not
weren’t
could not
couldn’t
you’d
have not
haven’t
should not
shouldn’t
I will
I am
I would
I have
I had you will you are you would you have you had
we will
has not
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