Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection: Chapter 12
By Mrs. Anderson
I. The Preposition
•	A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.
•	The St. Bernard slept near my bed
•	Everything about the beach was wonderful
Commonly Used Prepositions
•	Some are “POSITIONS”
•	Others are not, but they are listed on page 368 of your Grammar Book.
•	Some words can be used as adverbs or prepositions, so be careful:
•	Welcome aboard (adverb).
•	Welcome aboard the boat (preposition).
Compound Prepositions
•	Some examples include:
•	According to
•	As of
•	Aside from
•	Because of
•	By means of
•	See page 368.
The Conjunction
•	A conjunction joins words or groups of words.
•	Three kinds of conjunctions:
•	Coordinating conjunctions;
•	Correlative conjunctions;
•	Subordinating conjunctions.
Coordinating or Correlative?
Coordinating:
•	And
•	But
•	Or
•	Nor
•	For
•	Yet
•	so
Coordinating Conjunctions:
•	Always connect items of the same kind:
•	Guards and forwards [two nouns]
•	On land or at sea [2 prepositional Phrases]
•	Judy wrote the number down, but she lost it [two complete ideas]
Correlative Conjunctions:
•	They are always used in pairs:
•	Both Jim Thorpe and Roberto Clemente were outstanding athletes. [two proper nouns]
•	We want to go not only to Ontario but also to Quebec. [two prepositional phrases]
•	Either we will buy it now, or we will wait for the next sale. [ two complete ideas]
III. The Interjection
•	Exclamatory words that show anger, surprise or some other emotion.  It has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.
•	Bam! Batman struck the Penguin.
•	Hey! Robin shot his ray gun.
•	Phew, they will both be safe.
•	Wow! Batman and Robin is a good show!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
The End