Preposition and Conjunction

What part of speech is a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses?

• interjection

• preposition

• conjunction

The two most common types of conjunctions are

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Words of the Wiser

• Complete and Incomplete

• Coordinating and Subordinating

What are coordinating conjunctions that are used in pairs called?

• participial conjunctions

• correlative conjunctions

• subordinating conjunctions

• too complicated for use

Choose the subordinating conjunction in the sentence. "Because we knew it would be cold, we put on our down jackets and wool hats."

• would
• on
• Because
• and

What kind of conjunction is highlighted in the sentence below?
I have watched the movie, but I have not read the book yet.

• coordinating
• subordinating
• correlative

Coordinating conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank.

• True

• false

Choose all of the prepositions.

• yes

• of

• the

• at

• to

A prepositional phrase does not consist of what?

• a preposition

• modifiers

• verbs

• an object

Find the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: Your feet stink because you fail to wash them on a daily basis.

• to wash them

• on a daily basis

• because you fail

• your feet stink

What part of speech is the italicized word in the following sentence? The child went out the door while her brother was not watching.

• preposition

• conjunction

• adverb

• interjection