Parts of Speech

conjunctions – type, print & check

• I like porridge. Sam likes a fried breakfast.
• Kevin watches Eastenders. I prefer to watch Coronation street.
• Abby loves Jim. Kirsty loves Jim too.
• Mohammed likes to paint. Pat enjoys painting.

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• and but or nor for so yet

• Retype the sentences joining the two simple sentences with the best word from the box below.

conjunctions – sample answers

• I like porridge, but Sam likes a fried breakfast.
• Kevin watches Eastenders, but I prefer to watch Coronation street.
• Abby loves Jim, but Kirsty loves Jim too.
• Mohammed likes to paint, and Pat enjoys painting.
• I enjoy watching movies, so we could go to the pictures
• together.
• I do not like my flat, yet Simon says it’s nice.

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interjections

• Common interjections include:
• wow, ouch, oops, hey, watch, oh, yes, no,
• move, stop, help… they are usually followed by an
• exclamation mark!

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• Interjections are nearly always used at the start of a sentence - they are there to show emotion and to grab your attention.

• “Oh, you’re coming too?
• Wow! That’s a surprise.”