Chapter 19: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

1. Chapter 19: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

2. Chapter 19, Section 1 • Attention Grabber... • You’re mentioning PREPOSITIONS. • Define Preposition: • They relate words within a sentence. • Shows relationships between separate things, including location, direction, cause, & possession. • They can be single words or compound instead. (page 402)

3. Replace the preposition with another preposition • Does the basketball season generally come before the football season? • after • The standard length of a basketball court is 94 feet, and the width is 50 feet. • for • A basket attached to a backboard hangs over each end of the court. • at

4. Prepositional Phrases • Main Idea: • A group of words that includes a preposition & a noun or pronoun. • The noun or pronoun following the preposition is called the object of a preposition.

5. Identify the Prepositional Phrases • College basketball tournaments came into their own in 1939. (2) • into their own; in 1939 • Since that time, players have been setting records. (1) • Since that time • Players are often named all-American for outstanding performances. (1) • for outstanding performances

6. Preposition or Adverb? • Quick tip: • Prepositions have objects; adverbs do not. • Examples: • The ball flew through the net. • Preposition; object is net • We were waved right through. • Adverb

7. Identify the underlined words as preposition or adverb • Have you ever seen a live college basketball game before? • adverb • A sign outside the arena said my two favorite teams were playing inside. • Outside is a preposition; inside is an adverb • Come along; let’s get to our seats before the game starts. • adverb

8. 19.2 Conjunctions & Interjections • What is the difference between conjunctions and interjections? • Conjunction link ideas • Interjections add emotion.

9. Three Types of Conjunction • Coordinating conjunctions • Connects similar words together. • Correlative conjunctions • Connect similar words, but appear in pairs. • Subordinating conjunctions • Connects 2 complete ideas, but one is more important than the other.

10. Identify the conjunction. Is it a coordinating, correlative, or subordinating conjunction? State none if there is no conjunction. • The term environment refers to the surroundings of either an individual organism or a community of organisms. • either…or; correlative • The word surroundings refers to all living and nonliving materials around an organism. • and; coordinating • These materials include both food and water. • Both…and; correlative

11. Identify the conjunction. Is it a coordinating, correlative, or subordinating conjunction? • An organism is influenced not only by its immediate surroundings but also by physical forces. • Not only…but also; correlative • When we use the word environment, we often think about the adverse effects of human activities. • When; subordinating • Environmental groups work to prevent or lessen damage caused by human activities. • or; coordinating

12. Conjunctive Adverbs • Def: Acts as a conjunction to connect complete ideas. • Example: • Human activities sometimes having damaging effects on the environment; therefore, society develops ways to prevent or lessen these damages. • therefore is a conjunctive adverb

13. Identify the Conjunctive Adverb • Humans produce all kinds of waste; recycling is one way to reduce waste accumulation. • Rewritten: Humans produce all kinds of waste; therefore, recycling is one way to reduce waste accumulation.

14. Interjections • Def: A word that expresses emotion or feeling; it functions independently of a sentence. • Example: • (disappointment) Look at the garbage on the ground. • Oh, look at the garbage on the ground. • (pain) That burns. • Ouch! That burns.