Conjunctions & Interjections  p. 376-382

 

Coordinating & Correlative Conjunctions

 

Exercise 1 Underline the coordinating conjunctions below and then on the line write the       

            words or group of words which are joined by it.

 

1. Detective analyze clues and solve crimes. _______________________________________

 

2. They gather evidence at the crime scene, but they take it back to the police lab for

 

            examination. __________________________________________________________

 

3. It is a fascinating yet difficult procedure. _______________________________________

 

Exercise 2 Underline the correlative conjunctions below and then on the line write the           

            words or groups of words which are joined by them.

 

1. Forensic science solves not only today’s crimes but also past crimes.

 

            ____________________________________________________________

 

2. Old bones can give clues to death by either disease or poison.

 

            ____________________________________________________________

 

3. Whether analyzing an ancient skeleton or studying a more recent one, scientists use the same techniques.

 

            ____________________________________________________________

 

Exercise 3 Combine each pair of sentences below using either a coordinating pr correlative   conjunction.

 

1. Kim had not been to a police lab before. Lola had not been to a police lab before.

 

___________________________________________________________________________

 

2. They saw the detectives at work. They saw evidence being examined.

 

___________________________________________________________________________

 

3. They were interested in the work. They did not want to be detectives.

 

Interjections

 

Underline the interjections in the sentences below.

 

1. Wow! Don’t you know that there’s a machine that can tell whether you are lying?

 

2. Uh, no, what is it called?

 

3. Well, it’s called a polygraph.

 

4. Hey, do you want to see one?

 

5. Gee! I think that would be exciting!

 

6. Goodness! Do you think they will show us how it works?

 

7. I can’t say. It depends, uh, on how busy they are.

 

8. Oh, I think it would be interesting to see someone being tested.