is  the  object  of  the  preposition  that  begins  the It  is  normally  followed  by  an  exclamation  point phrase.  For  example: when it is not included in the body of the sentence. For  example: The chaplain is the  director of  the  religious program. I fear, alas,  that  something  has  happened to him! “Of”  is  the  preposition  and  the  noun  “program” is  the  object  of  the  preposition  in  this  example. The  preposition  “of”  connects  the  prepositional phrase  (of  the  religious  program)  to  the  noun “director.”  Several  of  the  most  common  “single” prepositions  are:  at,  by,  of,  in,  on,  to,  for,  from, into, with, about, before, behind, during, except, around,  against,  beside,  between,  and  through. Some expressions that are used as prepositions consist of two or more words. These prepositions are  referred  to  as  “compound  prepositions.”  A few  of  the  most  common  compound  prepositions are:  as  to,  as  for,  according  to,  along  with, because   of,   by   way   of,   in   addition   to,   in accordance  with,  instead  of,  in  case  of,  in  place of, in regard to, in respect to, and in compliance with. Conjunction A conjunction is a word that is used to connect other  words,  phrases,  or  clauses.  For  example: The  RP  issued  paper and pencils. She   walked   out   of   the   office   and into  the  chapel  complex. The  bell  sounded  and  we  began  to  work. The  word  “and”  is  the  conjunction  in  all  three of these examples. This word is used to connect the  words  “paper”  and  “pencils”  in  the  first example;   the   phrases   “out   of   the   office”   and “into the chapel complex” in the second example; and   the   clauses “The   bell   sounded”   and “we  began  to  work”  in  the  third  example. Alas!  I  fear  that  something  has  happened to   him! THE  SENTENCE A sentence is a group of words that are used together to express or convey a complete thought. It may include any of the eight parts of speech; however, the parts of speech that are used must be   combined   accurately   to   form   a   correct sentence.  The  two  essential  elements  of  a  sentence that are used to express a complete thought are the subject  and  the  predicate.  NOTE:  Besides  the subject and predicate, sentences may also contain clauses  and/or  phrases.  A  clause  is  a  group  of words that contains a subject and predicate and is used as a part of the sentence. The main clause expresses  a  complete  thought  and  can  stand  alone as a sentence. Subordinate clauses do not express a complete thought and must always be used in conjunction  with  a  main  clause.  A  phrase  is  a group  of  words  that  is  used  as  a  single  part  of speech. It does not contain a verb and its subject is  not  complete  in  itself.  A  phrase  cannot  stand alone. Subject The  subject  is  a  word  or  a  group  of  words about  which  something  is  being  said.  It  is  the subject of the discourse and names the person or thing  about  which  the  author  of  the  sentence  is writing. The subject may be either a single word (simple   subject)   or   several   words   (complete subject).  For  example: Sailors  travel. Interjection The  command   chaplain  supervises  the program for the commanding officer. An  interjection  is  a  word  that  expresses  strong feeling   or   sudden   emotion.   It   may   be   placed “Sailors”  is  the  simple  subject  in  the  first  example within the body of the sentence or it may precede and “chaplain” is the simple subject in the second the sentence. When it is included in the body of example.  “Command  chaplain”  is  the  complete the sentence, it is usually followed by a comma. subject  in  the  second  example. 5-21