{"id":1456,"date":"2025-04-28T23:34:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1456"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:08:42","slug":"other-parts-of-speech-apply-it","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/other-parts-of-speech-apply-it\/","title":{"raw":"Other Parts of Speech: Apply It","rendered":"Other Parts of Speech: Apply It"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use adjectives<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use adverbs<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use conjunctions in a sentence<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use prepositions in a sentence<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use definite and indefinite articles<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Practicing Other Parts of Speech<\/h2>\r\nComplete the interactive activities below to practice using some of the various parts of speech we learned about in this section.\r\n<h3>Adjectives<\/h3>\r\n<section class=\"textbox interact\" aria-label=\"Interact\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1292598063301770938\/embed\" width=\"1088\" height=\"875\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" aria-label=\"Royal Order of Adjectives\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/section>\r\n<h3>Adverbs<\/h3>\r\n<section class=\"textbox interact\" aria-label=\"Interact\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1292598072543941508\/embed\" width=\"1088\" height=\"935\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" aria-label=\"Royal Order of Adverbs\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/section>\r\n<h3>Conjunctions<\/h3>\r\n<section class=\"textbox interact\" aria-label=\"Interact\">[embed]https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290622574259907648[\/embed]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"769106\"]Explain Answers[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"769106\"]Here are the sentences with suggested conjunctions. These are not the only possible solutions. If you answered something different, compare your reasoning with the explanation provided below.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Karni's\u00a0roommate, Joana, decided to drive to work<strong>;\u00a0therefore,<\/strong>\u00a0Karni\u00a0rode into the city with her.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>As the punctuation currently exists (a semicolon followed by a comma), the sentence needs an adverbial conjunction. However, using\u00a0<em>therefore<\/em> here feels a little stuffy. If you change the semicolon to a comma and remove\u00a0the second comma, you can then use the coordinating conjunction\u00a0<em>so<\/em> instead, which feels more natural: \".\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0,\u00a0so Karni rode into the city with her.\"<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>They\u00a0needed to turn left on 140th Street, <strong>but<\/strong> that street\u00a0was under construction.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction\u00a0<em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Before<\/strong> Karni\u00a0could say anything,\u00a0<strong>however<\/strong>, Joana\u00a0had already found an alternate route.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since there is no comma after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here.\u00a0<em>Before<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Since this blank appears in the middle of an idea, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here.\u00a0<em>However<\/em> makes the most sense.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>No sooner<\/strong> did Karni arrive at work\u00a0<strong>than<\/strong>\u00a0her boss told her she would be working with her coworker Ian on her next project.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. The sentence indicates the two things happened at the same time, so\u00a0<em>no sooner .\u00a0.\u00a0. than<\/em> is the correct option here.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Karni was really impressed by Ian's professional accomplishments,\u00a0<strong>but <\/strong>she\u00a0was anxious about working with him.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Karni thought Ian was annoying, unpredictable,\u00a0<strong>and<\/strong>\u00a0reckless.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>and <\/em>has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>However<\/strong>, Karni was willing to put aside her opinions to get the job done.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since the blank is followed by a comma, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here. <em>However<\/em> makes the sense here.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>She\u00a0knew Ian\u00a0would put in his best effort <strong>while <\/strong>they worked together<strong>, so<\/strong>\u00a0she felt she could do no less\u2014<strong>even if<\/strong> he frustrated her.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since there is no comma before or after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here. <em>While<\/em>\u00a0makes the most sense here, but\u00a0<em>as long as<\/em> or\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0would also work.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>so<\/em>\u00a0has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>This blank is a little trickier; it is preceded by a dash, which can stand in for a lot of different punctuation marks. A subordinating conjunction is likely the best solution. We've used\u00a0<em>even if<\/em> here, but there are a lot of possibilities, including <em>even though<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Personal relationships are often\u00a0<strong>as <\/strong>important\u00a0<strong>as<\/strong>\u00a0professional skills.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. The sentence indicates two things of equal importance, so <em>as<\/em> .\u00a0.\u00a0. <em>as<\/em>\u00a0is the correct option here.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/section>&nbsp;","rendered":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use adjectives<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use adverbs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use conjunctions in a sentence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use prepositions in a sentence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Correctly identify and use definite and indefinite articles<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Practicing Other Parts of Speech<\/h2>\n<p>Complete the interactive activities below to practice using some of the various parts of speech we learned about in this section.<\/p>\n<h3>Adjectives<\/h3>\n<section class=\"textbox interact\" aria-label=\"Interact\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1292598063301770938\/embed\" width=\"1088\" height=\"875\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" aria-label=\"Royal Order of Adjectives\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/section>\n<h3>Adverbs<\/h3>\n<section class=\"textbox interact\" aria-label=\"Interact\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1292598072543941508\/embed\" width=\"1088\" height=\"935\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" aria-label=\"Royal Order of Adverbs\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/section>\n<h3>Conjunctions<\/h3>\n<section class=\"textbox interact\" aria-label=\"Interact\"><iframe id=\"oembed-1\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" title=\"English Comp 1 - Conjunctions\" src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290622574259907648\/embed?feature=oembed#?secret=ny8B3j1E9M\" data-secret=\"ny8B3j1E9M\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><button class=\"show-answer show-answer-button collapsed\" data-target=\"q769106\">Explain Answers<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"q769106\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Here are the sentences with suggested conjunctions. These are not the only possible solutions. If you answered something different, compare your reasoning with the explanation provided below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Karni&#8217;s\u00a0roommate, Joana, decided to drive to work<strong>;\u00a0therefore,<\/strong>\u00a0Karni\u00a0rode into the city with her.\n<ul>\n<li>As the punctuation currently exists (a semicolon followed by a comma), the sentence needs an adverbial conjunction. However, using\u00a0<em>therefore<\/em> here feels a little stuffy. If you change the semicolon to a comma and remove\u00a0the second comma, you can then use the coordinating conjunction\u00a0<em>so<\/em> instead, which feels more natural: &#8220;.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0,\u00a0so Karni rode into the city with her.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0needed to turn left on 140th Street, <strong>but<\/strong> that street\u00a0was under construction.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction\u00a0<em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Before<\/strong> Karni\u00a0could say anything,\u00a0<strong>however<\/strong>, Joana\u00a0had already found an alternate route.\n<ul>\n<li>Since there is no comma after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here.\u00a0<em>Before<\/em> makes the most sense here.<\/li>\n<li>Since this blank appears in the middle of an idea, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here.\u00a0<em>However<\/em> makes the most sense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>No sooner<\/strong> did Karni arrive at work\u00a0<strong>than<\/strong>\u00a0her boss told her she would be working with her coworker Ian on her next project.\n<ul>\n<li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. The sentence indicates the two things happened at the same time, so\u00a0<em>no sooner .\u00a0.\u00a0. than<\/em> is the correct option here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Karni was really impressed by Ian&#8217;s professional accomplishments,\u00a0<strong>but <\/strong>she\u00a0was anxious about working with him.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>but<\/em> has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Karni thought Ian was annoying, unpredictable,\u00a0<strong>and<\/strong>\u00a0reckless.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>and <\/em>has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>However<\/strong>, Karni was willing to put aside her opinions to get the job done.\n<ul>\n<li>Since the blank is followed by a comma, we know we need an adverbial conjunction here. <em>However<\/em> makes the sense here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>She\u00a0knew Ian\u00a0would put in his best effort <strong>while <\/strong>they worked together<strong>, so<\/strong>\u00a0she felt she could do no less\u2014<strong>even if<\/strong> he frustrated her.\n<ul>\n<li>Since there is no comma before or after the first blank, we know we need a subordinating conjunction here. <em>While<\/em>\u00a0makes the most sense here, but\u00a0<em>as long as<\/em> or\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0would also work.<\/li>\n<li>Since the blank is preceded by a comma, a coordinating conjunction should go here. The conjunction <em>so<\/em>\u00a0has the most appropriate meaning in this sentence.<\/li>\n<li>This blank is a little trickier; it is preceded by a dash, which can stand in for a lot of different punctuation marks. A subordinating conjunction is likely the best solution. We&#8217;ve used\u00a0<em>even if<\/em> here, but there are a lot of possibilities, including <em>even though<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Personal relationships are often\u00a0<strong>as <\/strong>important\u00a0<strong>as<\/strong>\u00a0professional skills.\n<ul>\n<li>The two blanks in this sentence indicate a correlative conjunction. 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