Conjunctions & Prepositions Modified from: ds151.k12.sd.us/Conjunctions.ppt

Prepositions… Prepositions connect their object with some other word in the sentence. The object of the preposition is always a noun or pronoun. A preposition must be part of a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase starts with the preposition and ends with the object of the preposition

Practice: Find the preposition and object(s) of the preposition The rocket flew off into space. We looked in the window. Troy played hard at the football game. Mr. Swartos was excited about his upcoming bear hunt.

Prepositions VS. Adverbs You can tell if a word is a preposition by looking for what the word modifies. Prepositions will be part of a prepositional phrase and have an object. Adverbs will modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb and have no object.

Practice- tell me if the words below are prepositions or adverbs Umpires stand along the baselines. We waited for the hot dog vendor to come along. The umpire ran across quickly. The ball flew across third base.

Conjunctions Conjunctions connect words or groups of words. Unlike prepositions, conjunctions don’t have objects. Rather, they serve as a way to show a relationship between two words. Example: Are you going to Mt. Rushmore or Custer State Park?

Conjunctions There are three types of conjunctions: Coordinating conjunctions Correlative conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions Connect words, prepositional phrases, dependent clauses, or sentences. My cousin and his wife left yesterday for Montana. They printed out directions but forgot to bring them. Put the luggage on the doorstep or in the garage. Our family wanted to go to Sturgis, but we decided to go to Fargo instead. We went to the game, but we didn’t win.

Correlative Conjunctions Similar to coordinating conjunctions in that they connect the same type of words, but they always work in pairs. both…and either/neither….or not only…..but also whether.....or

Correlative Conjunctions Examples: We have seen both the Missouri River and the Big Sioux river. Either you or I will be the leader on the trail. The sick rhinoceros would neither eat nor drink.

Subordinating Conjunctions Connect things which are not equal. One is less important (subordinate) than the other. Subordinating conjunctions are in sentences that contain a dependent idea and a main idea. The dependent idea is connected to the main idea by the subordinating conjunction Subordinating conjunctions always come before the dependent idea in a sentence.

One more thing… The main idea can come at the beginning or end of a sentence. When the dependent idea comes first, it must be separated from the main idea with a comma.

Example: Because it rained all day, our basement filled up with water. Since you didn’t play, we lost the game.

Conjunction TYPES Coordinating Subordinating Correlative F - for A - and N - nor B - but O - or Y - yet S - so Because… Since… Until… Where… When… *NOTE: must be a pair! Either…or Neither…nor Both…and Not only…but also Whether…or