Conjunctions/Interjections/Elements of a Sentence

Question 1

The meaning of “conjunction” is…

Answer 1

a “joiner” word (connects parts of a sentence)

Question 2

The meaning of a “coordinating conjunction” is…

Answer 2

F-A-N-B-O-Y-S words (often connect compound sentences) for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 3

The meaning of a “subordinating conjunction” is…

Answer 3

a word that comes at the beginning of a dependent clause (subordinate clause) these often come up in complex sentences

Question 4

The meaning of “correlative conjunctions” are…

Answer 4

words that travel in pairs (i.e. “either/or, neither/nor, whether/or, not only/but also”)

Question 5

The meaning of an interjection is…

Answer 5

a word that protests, exclaims, or commands (an interrupted thought) normally identified like such:

Hey!
No!
Yes, you may go to the game.
Whew!  We missed that tree.
Wow, I am impressed.

Question 6

A sentence has to have a __________ and a __________ to be a sentence.

Answer 6

subject/verb (predicate)

Question 7

A sentence can have a __________ and/or a __________; it is still considered a simple sentence structure.

Answer 7

compound subject/compound predicate (verb)