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10.6 Prepositions

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Preposition - a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence

The silverware is inside the cabinet.

All the guests arrived before dinner.

He brought a gift for the host.

according to because of next to

ahead of by means of on account of

along with in addition to on top of

Prepositional Phrase - begins with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition

He drank a glass of milk.

She stood in front of us.

I ate some bread with cheese.

10.8 Interjections

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Interjection - a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. An interjection has no grammatical connection to other words.

Oh, I didn’t know that. Whew, it’s hot.

Ouch! That hurts! Why, Stanley!