English

A preposition is a word that expresses the relationship between two other nearby words. In the examples below, each preposition (shown in bold ) shows the relationship between the word book and the word table.

• The book about the table.
• The book by the table.
• The book near the table.
• The book behind the table.
• The book under the table.

Here is a list of common prepositions:

above, about, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, since, to, toward, through, under, until, up, upon, with and within.

Interjections are words used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, or enthusiasm.

An interjection is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence.

Examples of interjections (in bold):

Hey! Get off that bed!
Oh, that is a surprise.
Good! Now we can finish the job.

Transitions that always appear in pairs and link sentence elements together are called correlative conjunctions. Examples as below:

Both…and

She is both beautiful and smart.

Neither…nor

He is neither tall nor short.

Either…or

You either come with us or I will punish you.

Not only…but also…

He disappointed not only his father but also everybody else around him.

Conjunctions are used to join words or groups of words together. Many words are classified as conjunctions, but the following three are the most common conjunctions by far:

• And
• But
• Or

Adjectives are describing words. Small, large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives. In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe a dog.

Large dog
Brown dog
Friendly dog