1. Parts of Speech 2
A quick review of pronouns, conjunctions, interjections, and prepositions

2. Pronouns Definition: word that takes the place of a noun
pronouns can be used as subjects or objects
Function: can be used as a subject or an object
Questions answered: Who? What?
Examples: you, they, everyone, neither, him. Who, whom
Jennie washed her car because it was dirty.
Pronoun = it ; Takes the place of “car” (“Car” is the antecedent)

3. Who or Whom? Whom should I call?
Hint: If you can make the question into a statement, you can figure out whether to use “who” or “whom”.
If you can use “he,” use “who.”
If you can use “him,” use “whom.”
Thus, as a statement, this would say “I should call him.” – use whom

4. Conjunction Schoolhouse Rock Conjunctions
Definition: a word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses
Technically, there are three types:
Coordinating conjunctions – used to join like with like (i.e. word to a word, phrase to a phrase, clause to a clause). These are the FANBOYS words (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
Subordinating conjunctions – used to join subordinate (dependent) clauses to main (independent) clauses
(examples: because, although, since, while, when, if, unless, until, before, as, whether, etc.)
Correlating conjunctions – neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also

5. Interjection Schoolhouse Rock
Definition: word that expresses excitement or emotion
Function: Not grammatically critical to a sentence; serves as commentary
Questions answered: none
Examples: Oh! Ouch! Well, Wow! Awesome! No!
Schoolhouse Rock

6. Preposition
Definition: occurs at the front of a group of words expressing spatial relations or clarify a noun
Function: the complete phrase acts as an adjective or adverb
Questions answered: Which one? What kind? How many? Where? When?
Examples: ON the house, BEFORE the movie, IN the gym
The prep phrase will always start with a preposition and end with a noun or a pronoun. We call this word the “object of the preposition”.