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TOPIC: Recognizing, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections

MODULE 6
I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In this module, challenge yourself to attain the following learning outcomes:

1. Identify the appropriate prepositions in each sentence.

2. Formulate sentences using the interjections and given expressions.

II. OVERVIEW
In this module, you will learn the various types of prepositions, interjections and conjunctions
and its meaning in deeper and more comprehensible sense. A more elaborate definition of
prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions will also be laid out with comprehensive examples.

III. LEARNER’S VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Acquire- (v.) to get one’s own

Adopt- (v.) to accept formally and put into effect
Prompt- (adj.) performed readily or immediately
Slate-(n.) a tablet use for writing on
Scheme- (n.) a plan for program or action
Accountable – (adj.) required to be responsible for something
Incorporate – (v.) to include something as part of something else
Framework- (n.) the basic structure of something
Mainstream – (v.) to place the learner with special educational needs in regular school classes
Metacognition –(n.) awareness of analysis of one’s own learning or thinking processes

Course Title: Structures of English

Instructor: Shiela D. Yagong 1
IV. LEARNING CONTENT

RECOGNIZING PREPOSITIONS

• A preposition is a word or group of words to express the relationship between a noun or

pronoun and some other words in the sentence.
• It is usually followed by an object.
• “An easy task becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance”

about ahead of before between in

above among behind beyond in front of

across along below by inside

after around beneath close over

to /near
to
against at back beside far from/ through
of next to

after by since

around during till

at for until

before from…till

across by

around during

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Correct Use of Prepositions

IN and INTO
• in signifies position with, while into indicates change of position.
• Melissa and Jerico deposited their money in Kimlo’s account.
• Daniela walked into her room.

BETWEEN and AMONG

• between is used in speaking of two persons or things, while among is used in speaking of
more than two.
• The truce was between Angelo and Fritzie.
• Isabel stands out among her colleagues.

BESIDE and BESIDES

• beside denotes at the side of or next to, while besides means in addition to.
• Professing their love, Frank and Lovella kneel beside their children.
• Aaron Lee performs magic besides his ordinary tricks.

FROM and OFF

• from is used to indicate the person or place where something is obtained , while off means
away from.
• The important documents were obtained from Myrna.
• Kiara and Kambria jumped off the bed.

. DIFFER WITH and DIFFER FROM

• differ with indicates disagreement of opinion, while differ from means differences between
persons or things.
• The Cabrera brothers differ with the Asuncion siblings in terms of reviewing the case.
• Leo’s clothes differ from each other in style.

IN and ON
• in is used before months or year, while on is used before days and date, also to indicate
contact with a surface.
• Neil and I will be celebrating our anniversary in June.
• Lein and Lianne placed their magic glasses on the dining table.

COMPARE WITH and COMPARE TO

• compare with is used for qualities or characteristics, compare to is used to illustrate.
• Compare this radio with other makes.
• Compared to other schools, we are doing quite well.

ANGRY WITH and ANGRY AT

• one is angry with a person and angry at a situation or condition.
• Orly became angry with the customer.
• The men were angry at the delay.

. LIKE, and AS or AS IF
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 • Do not use the preposition like for the conjunctions as or as if.
• Like introduces a prepositional phrase; as or as if introduces a full clause containing a
written (not implied) subject and verbs
• Correct: The wombat looks somewhat like a beaver. (preposition)
• Incorrect: It looks like we arrived early.
• Correct: It looks as if we arrived early.
• Incorrect: You should recite the poem exactly like it is written.
• Correct: You should recite the poem exactly as it is written.

. LIKE, and AS or AS IF
• Do not use the preposition like for the conjunctions as or as if.
• Like introduces a prepositional phrase; as or as if introduces a full clause containing a
written (not implied) subject and verbs
• Correct: The wombat looks somewhat like a beaver. (preposition)
• Incorrect: It looks like we arrived early.
• Correct: It looks as if we arrived early.
• Incorrect: You should recite the poem exactly like it is written.
• Correct: You should recite the poem exactly as it is written.

10. Ask about (someone/ topic) –She asked them about their plans for the holiday.
Ask for (something)- I asked my classmate for a pencil.
Ask to (do something)-The teacher asked me to make copies of the worksheet.

11. Be engaged in (something)- The company is engaged in a legal battle with one of their
competitors.
Be engaged to (someone)- My brother is engaged to a woman he met while traveling.

12. Blame for (something)- He blamed the other driver for the car accident.
Blame on (someone)- She blamed the mistakes in the article on the editors.

13. Care about ( someone/something)- Our company cares about the environment.
Care for (someone)- Rachel is caring for her 95-year-old grandmother.

14. Complain about (something)- We complained about the slow service in the restaurant.
Complain to (someone)- We complained to the manager about thr slow service of the
restaurant.

15. Hear about ( for knowing about the details of a situation)- Did you hear about the bank
robbery that happened last night.
Hear of (for hearing just a mention of something with no details)-I’ve never heard of that
movie.

16. Interfere in (get involved to something you shouldn’t)-Don’t interfere in the situation where you don’t
know all the facts.
Interfere with (means to add obstacle that delays or prevents something from happening)- The
flight delayed interfered with our travel plans.

17. Laugh about (laughing at the situation)- Our travel disaster was annoying at the time but we
laugh about it later.
18. Laugh at ( laughing at the person)- When I said something stupid, everyone laughed at me.
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 19. Laugh about (laughing at the situation)- Our travel disaster was annoying at the time but we
laugh about it later.
20. Laugh at ( laughing at the person)- When I said something stupid, everyone laughed at me.

21. Work for ( a company or person)- I work for a car dealership.

Work on (a project/task)- We are working for our new project.
22. Despite- Despite the circumstance I face, I fear nothing.
Inspite of- Inspite of being a mother, she still pursued her studies.

a. Prepositions of Place or Position

Prepositions of place and position are used to clarify the location of a noun of pronoun. These
prepositions usually precede nouns and pronouns. Remember : Prepositions of place never
come before a verb.

Preposition Usage Examples

In the garden
In the building
For enclosed In my wallet
In Places/ spaces In the Philippines
In a box
In my wallet

On the wall
For surfaces On the ceiling
On On the page
On the door
On the menu
On the floor

At the top
at For specific points At reception
At home
At the right
At school
At work

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 B. Prepositions of Time

Preposition Usage Examples

In October
For longer periods such as In 19990
In months, years, and seasons In summer
In the middle ages
In the past
In the 19990’s

On Friday
On Christmas day
On my birthday
On On your wedding day
For days and dates On St. Peter’s day
On weekdays

At 11:45 am
At midnight
at For specific time of the day At 8:00 am
At five o’clock
At sunset
At dawn

RECOGNIZING CONJUNCTIONS

Conjunction join words, phrases, clauses, and sentences together. They act like cement between
bricks.
Kinds of Conjunctions
A. Coordinating Conjunctions -It connect words of the same kind or equal rank.

Coordinating Examples
Conjunctions
Addition And Maria is antisocial and she can be quite rude.
Contrast But Maria is antisocial but she has few friends.
Yet Maria is antisocial yet she loves to go to parties.
Reason For Maria is antisocial for she is very insecure.
Choice Or Maria is antisocial or at least she seems that way.
Nor
Result So Maria is antisocial so may people don’t like her.

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 B. Correlative Conjunctions- work in pairs to connect the same kinds of words or group of
words.

Correlative Examples
Conjunctions
Chooice Either…or Either we should give Lawrence a raise or
Neither,,, nor we should give him a vacation.
Whether… or
Addition Both…and Not only was she btight but she was also
Not only… but (also) kind.

C. Subordinating Conjunctions – connect two ideas by making one idea dependent on the other.
Subordinating Examples
Conjunctions
Condition If If a person does not persevere, success might
Unless evade him/her.
Contrast Although Although I sleep late. I am still able to get up
Even though early.
Purpose So that The BIR collects taxes, so that it can sustain the
country’s expenses.
Reason Because Development in rural areas is slow because
officials focus their attention and effects on urban
areas

Time After When you give your best, you can expect an
Before excellent result.
Until
Since After the storm has passed, a rainbow appears in
When the sky.
Whenever
Whle
As

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 RECOGNIZING INTERJECTIONS

Interjections are words whose function is to express strong or intense emotions. Interjections can
sometimes stand by themselves, but are often contained within sentences.
Usually positioned at the beginning of a sentence, interjections can be followed by a comma, or an
exclamation point.
Interjections Emotion Examples

Oh Surprise Oh, what a beautiful present !

Ah Satisfaction Ah, that’s just what I wanted!

Recognition

Aha Jubilation Aha! These books are exactly

Satisfaction what I was looking for.

Wow Surprise Wow! What a fantastic shot!

Yippee Excitement Yippee! This is going to be a

Delight blast!

Ouch Pain Ouch! My Foot!

Ow Pain Ow, that hurt!

Emphasis of Emotions Through Interjections

Aside from using Interjections, there are also other ways to put emotional emphasis in sentences.
A. Exclamation
Examples: What a wonderful time we had!
How good of you to come!
NOTE; Exclamations are also used to shorten noun or adjectival phrases.
What A girl! (What a girl she is!)How funny! (How funny is it!)

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 B. Emphatic So and Such
Examples:
The whole place was such a mess!
I was so afraid that they’d get lost.
I didn’t know he was such a nice man.
NOTE: These examples have an emotive emphasis similar to that of exclamations, but their
tone and diction can be rather “gushy”
C. Repetition

Examples:
This house is far, far too expensive.
I think that the lecturers are very, very boring.
I agree with every word you’ve said- every single word.

Positions of Interjections in the Sentence

Interjections can be used in a sentence and set off by a comma or an exclamation
point. If they are included, they are considered absolutes, which means that they have no
grammatical relationship with any of the elements of the sentence.

Examples: “Oh, I thik he will recover!”

“Ah, so now, you’re eating that pie?”

A. At the beginning of a Sentence

Purpose : To express emotion or emphasize the content if the sentence

Examples: “ Oh! You ought not to do that.”
“ Ouch! It hurts really bad.”
B. Outside a sentence

Purpose: To form sentence fragments or short sentences.

Example: “Good heavens! What a mess”
“What? It’s the chance of a lifetime!”

. REFERENCES:

Getting High on English, Samillano et.al,

Smart English Textbook, San Miguel et.al, 3rd Edition,

VI. SUGGESTED READINGS

https://www.englishclub.com/history-of-english/
https://vlearn.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/wordformation/interjections/

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VII. ACTIVITY GUIDE

NAME: ______________________________YR. & SEC. _________SCORE:_______

SUBJECT: ____________________________ DATE: _________________________

I. Direction: Write your own 15 sentences using the expressions listed in the table. Apply
proper punctuation.

Ah Goodness gracious What

Alas Listen What
Bravo Look out Wow
Aha Oh Yey
good ouch Say

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 II. Direction: Underline the correct preposition in the parentheses.

1. The international performing arts group Gen Rosso of the Focolare Movement will have
musical stage that aimed (at, in ) promoting peace.
2. Gen Rosso will perform at the Holy Cross at Davao College (on, in) December 2 and 3.
3. The show will start (at, in) 8:45 in the evening.
4. Gen Rosso is present in 15 countries including the Philippines with their community based (in,
on) Masbate.
5. What drives young people to be violent and become bullies is the intrinsic desire to assert
themselves (wit, by) overpowering others.
6. (Through, With) one’s strength, the show will be successful.
7. The performers aim (on, for) popularity and fame.
8. (At, In ) the Philippines, especially (between, among) the Filipino youth, bullying has become a
very big concern for parents, schools and communities.
9. Focolare Movement is an ecclesial movement (without, within) the Catholic Church.
10. The goal of the brotherhood is to remove the present divisions that exist within families
(beside, among) different social groups.

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Course Title: Structures of English
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