[English Grammar] Conjunctions, Reaction Signals, Interjections, and Discourse Particles

This lesson covers four key word categories in English grammar: (1) Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) combine two phrases of the same category into a larger phrase, creating compound sentences; (2) Correlative conjunctions (either-or, neither-nor, both-and) perform similar functions but with paired introductory words; (3) Reaction signals (yes, no, sure, okay) are conversational responses that don't carry grammatical meaning; (4) Interjections (o, wow, damn, hello, thanks) serve as expressive interruptions or greetings without compositional meaning; (5) Discourse particles (well, I mean, like, y'all) facilitate conversation structure without changing sentence meaning. Additionally, the object of preposition function labels noun phrases immediately following prepositions, while modifiers label descriptive phrases that provide additional information about words.