Conjunctions
A conjunction connects phrases, words, or clauses and is often used as a transition. There are two kinds of conjunctions: Coordinating and Subordinating.
Coordinating
And, but, or, for
“Gallaudet teachers communicate in American Sign Language and English.”
either… or; neither… nor; both… and; not only… but also
“Most students use either ASL or English.”
Hence, therefore, moreover, however, besides, consequently
“I like to read; however, I hate to write.”
Subordinating
These introduce subordinate clauses and connect them with the main clause.
Who, which, that
“People who live in glass houses don’t like children to play catch in front of their houses.”
Although, because, since, through, if, as if
“Although I work hard, I’m still broke.”
Interjections
An interjection, such as “Ah ha!,” is an exclamatory word (or words) that shows feeling and has no grammatical function in the construction of a sentence.
| Interjection | Expressing | Example |
| ah | pleasure | “Ah, that feels good.” |
| realization | “Ah, now I understand.” | |
| resignation | “Ah well, it can’t be helped.” | |
| surprise | “Ah! I’ve won!” | |
| alas | grief or pity | “Alas, she’s dead now.” |
| dear | pity | “Oh dear! Does it hurt?” |
| surprise | “Dear me! That’s a surprise!” | |
| eh | desire for repetition | “It’s hot today.” “Eh?” “I said it’s hot today.” |
| enquiry | “What do you think of that, eh?” | |
| surprise | “Eh! Really?” | |
| desire for agreement | “Let’s go, eh?” | |
| er | hesitation | “Lima is the capital of…er…Peru.” |
| hello, hullo | greeting | “Hello John. How are you today?” |
| surprise | “Hello! My car’s gone!” | |
| hey | desire for attention | “Hey! look at that!” |
| surprise, joy, etc. | “Hey! What a good idea!” | |
| hi | greeting | “Hi! What’s new?” |
| hmm | hesitation, doubt, or disagreement | “Hmm. I’m not so sure.” |
| oh, o | surprise | “Oh! You’re here!” |
| pain | “Oh! I’ve got a toothache.” | |
| pleading | “Oh, please say ‘yes’!” | |
| ouch | pain | “Ouch! That hurts!” |
| uh | hesitation | “Uh…I don’t know the answer to that.” |
| uh-huh | agreement | “Shall we go?” “Uh-huh.” |
| um, umm | hesitation | “85 divided by 5 is…um…17.” |
| well | surprise | “Well I never!” |
| introducing a remark | “Well, what did he say?” |
Source: EnglishClub.com
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