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Unit 6: Parts of Speech: Interjections and Conjunctions

AND Notes

(a) To suggest that one idea is chronologically sequential to another: “Tashonda sent in her
applications and waited by the phone for a response.”
(b) To suggest that one idea is the result of another: “Willie heard the weather report and promptly
boarded up his house.”

(c) To suggest that one idea is in contrast to another (frequently replaced by but in this
usage): “Juanita is brilliant and Shalimar has a pleasant personality.
(d) To suggest an element of surprise (sometimes replaced by yet in this usage): “Hartford
is a rich city and suffers from many symptoms of urban blight.”
(e) To suggest that one clause is dependent upon another, conditionally (usually the first
clause is an imperative): “Use your credit cards frequently and you’ll soon find yourself
deep in debt.”

(f) To suggest a kind of “comment” on the first clause: “Charlie became addicted to gambling
— and that surprised no one who knew him.”

BUT

(a) To suggest a contrast that is unexpected in light of the first clause: “Joey lost a fortune
in the stock market, but he still seems able to live quite comfortably.”
(b) To suggest in an affirmative sense what the first part of the sentence implied in a negative
way (sometimes replaced by on the contrary): “The club never invested foolishly, but used
the services of a sage investment counsellor.”

(c) To connect two ideas with the meaning of “with the exception of” (and then the second
word takes over as subject): “Everybody but Goldenbreath is trying out for the team.”

OR

(a) To suggest that only one possibility can be realized, excluding one or the other: “You can
study hard for this exam or you can fail.”
(b) To suggest the inclusive combination of alternatives: “We can broil chicken on the grill
tonight, or we can just eat leftovers.
(c) To suggest a refinement of the first clause: “Smith College is the premier all-women’s
college in the country, or so it seems to most Smith College alumnae.”
(d) To suggest a restatement or “correction” of the first part of the sentence: “There are no
rattlesnakes in this canyon, or so our guide tells us.”
(e) To suggest a negative condition: “The New Hampshire state motto is the rather grim
“Live free or die.”

(f) To suggest a negative alternative without the use of an imperative
(g) “They must approve his political style or they wouldn’t keep electing him mayor.”

Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:

1. The word ‘Hey’, ‘Oh’, ‘Ah’ are interjection.

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