Parts of Speech: The Preposition and Conjunction Flashcards

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What are prepositions?

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def. Establishes relationship between stuffs in place and time. (when, where, and how)

eg.,

  1. The box is under the hamster.
  2. The box is over the hamster.
  3. Before the hamster got the hat.
  4. After the hamster got the hat.
  5. The hat is for wearing at parties.
  6. That is the hat of the hamster.
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Explain the 9 essential prepositions of time.

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  1. After - The bats come out after the sun goes down.
  2. At (precise) - The vampire wakes at 10:00 PM.
  3. Before - Can you take out the garbage before you leave the house?
  4. By (precise due date) - This place had better be clean by 3PM, buddy.
  5. For (duration of beginning and an end) - I’ve been a chef for forty years.
  6. In (duration of beginning and an end) - In the Middle Ages people had started to use metal tools.
  7. On (specific day) - On the 4th of July, many Americans watch fireworks and eat encased meats.
  8. Since (precise beginning) - Since 1974, our company has made nothing but toasters.
  9. Until (precise ending) - You have until midnight to rescue the Ambassador.
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Explain the 8 essential prepositions of space.

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  1. At (a point or direction) - We stood at the entrance of the cave. The creative launched itself at Amina.
  2. By (near) - The house by the old mill is totally haunted.
  3. From (somewhere else) - We came from Mars.
  4. In (an enclosed area) - There’s a bunny in the box.
  5. Off (away from a surface) - She hopped off the rock.
  6. On (a surface) - There’s a goblin on the front steps.
  7. Out (away from an enclosed area) - The bunny is out of the box.
  8. To (direction) - I am going to Mozambique.
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Prepositions of neither time nor space.

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  1. About (pinpoints a subject) - Tell me about yourself.
  2. By (who did the thing) - The book was written by Sudhir.
  3. For (denotes use) - It’s for chipping woods.
  4. Of (belonging) - The great dragon of the Philippines.
  5. With (together) - There goes the snail with the painted shell.
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def. Compound prepositions and explain the 8 basics.

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def. Prepositions with more than one syllable.

eg.,

  1. Between (considers individuals) - The firefly zipped between the raindrops.
  2. Among (considers collections) - Ashley and Cyrus frolicked among the daisies.
  3. Around (going in a circle) - The fox around the tree.
  4. Against (opposition) - George was against him dancing in the stage.
  5. Within (inside) - There is a frog within the pond.
  6. Without (not with) - I guess we’re going to Mars without Elon Musk.
  7. Inside (in or within) - What’s inside her mind right now?
  8. Beyond (being far away) - Beyond those mountains is Ezreal’s kingdom.
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Prepositional Phrases

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def. anything that follows a preposition.

eg.,

  1. Danielle blew the horn with the strength of a giant.
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Terminal Prepositions

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def. Ending a sentence with a preposition.

eg.,

  1. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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Coordinating Conjunctions

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def. Unite words, phrases, and clauses.

eg.,

  1. Peanut butter and jelly.
  2. Cake or death.
  3. Sad but true.
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FANBOYS

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def. Abbreviation for the 7 examples of coordinating conjunctions.

eg.,

  1. For - since, because.
  2. And - combines things
  3. Nor -combines untrue things.
  4. But - Expresses exceptions
  5. Or - Chooses between options.
  6. Yet - Express unexpected things.
  7. So - Shows consequences.
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Clause

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def. A word chunk that has a subject and a verb.

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Dependent clause

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Def. A sentence fragment that provides extra information. Makes you say “yeah? so what””

eg.,

  1. Herbert performed his irresponsible experiments because he was curious.
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Independent clause

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Def. A sentence that can stand on its own.

eg.,

  1. Herbert performed his irresponsible experiments because he was curious.
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Subordinating conjunction

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Def. Unites independent clauses and dependent clauses.

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  1. Herbert performed his irresponsible experiments because he was curious.
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Coordinating conjunction

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Def. Only unites 2 independent clauses together.

eg.,

  1. Jimothy liked to wash the dishes, but Beckany preferred to sweep the floor.
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Common Subordinating Conjunctions

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Correlative conjunctions

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Def. A matching set of conjunctions.

eg.,

  1. Either/or - Either the wallpaper goes or I do.
  2. Neither/nor - Neither Becca nor Jinx liked Howard.
  3. Both/and - Both Bigby and LaDuox were career criminals.
  4. As/so - As he goes, so does the Nation.
  5. Whether/or - Whether you possibly like it or possibly not, there’s a certain lion that will eat you.
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Beginning Sentences with Conjunctions

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THIS IS ACCEPTABLE!

eg.,

  1. But the question remains: what is art?