+DEFINITION.—A Conjunction is a word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses.+
+DEFINITION.—An Interjection is a word used to express strong or sudden feeling.+
Analysis and Parsing.
1. Ah! anxious wives, sisters, and mothers wait for the news.
Ah
——
wives
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'\
' \ | wait
sisters 'x \=====|===========
========' \ \anxious \for
'and/ \
' / \news
mothers ' / ——-
========'/ \the
+Explanation+.—The three short horizontal lines represent each a part of the compound subject. They are connected by dotted lines, which stand for the connecting word. The x shows that a conjunction is understood. The line standing for the word modifier is joined to that part of the subject line which represents the entire subject. Turn this diagram about, and the connected horizontal lines will stand for the parts of a compound predicate.
+Oral Analysis+.—-Wives, sisters, and mothers form the compound subject; anxious is a modifier of the compound subject; and connects sisters and mothers.
+Parsing+.—And is a conjunction connecting sisters and mothers; ah is an interjection, expressing a sudden burst of feeling.
2. In a letter we may advise, exhort, comfort, request, and discuss.
(For diagram see the last sentence of the "Explanation" above.)