Other Parts of Speech

1. Conjunction: a word that links other words, phrases, or clauses together. Common conjunctions include and, if, or, and but.

   • Coordinating conjunction: a conjunction that joins words, phrases, or independent clauses without indicating relationship.

     —I was hungry, so I wanted to eat.

     —Lawyers and doctors traditionally are well paid.

   • Correlative conjunction: a conjunction that links, equates, or opposes ideas. Correlative conjunctions are always used in pairs.

     —He wanted either pizza or a hamburger.

     —Both Democrats and Republicans are optimistic about the future.

   • Subordinating conjunction: a conjunction that introduces a dependent clause and indicates the relationship of the dependent clause to the independent clause.

     —If you are good, you may have ice cream.

     —After she learned to ski, Angelica decided to learn to snowboard.

2. Interjection: a word that is not related grammatically to the rest of the sentence but that conveys emotion or surprise.

   —Wow, that was a good game!

3. Article: a word (the, a, or an) that specifies a noun. Some people define articles as adjectives.

   —The bus turned into a dark alley.

4. Preposition: a word used to indicate physical or conceptual relationships between other words.

   —The squirrel sat under the tree.

   • Prepositional phrase: the combination of a preposition, its object, and the words between them.

     —The squirrel sat under the tree.

   • Common prepositions:

     about		behind		down		like		since		up
     above		below		during		near		through		upon
     across		beneath		except		of		throughout		with
     after		beside		for		off		till		without
     against		besides		from		on		to
     around		between		in		out		toward
     at		beyond		inside		outside		under
     before		by		into		over		until

     
     
     

     according to		because of		by way of		in addition to		in front of		in place of
     in regard to		in spite of		instead of		on account of		out of