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    An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and has no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. Common interjections include oh, um, ah, hey, hi, wow, and oops. Interjections are often followed by an exclamation point when used in writing and add emphasis or feeling to speech. They are frequently used in dialogue to demonstrate characters' emotions.

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    An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and has no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. Common interjections include oh, um, ah, hey, hi, wow, and oops. Interjections are often followed by an exclamation point when used in writing and add emphasis or feeling to speech. They are frequently used in dialogue to demonstrate characters' emotions.

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    An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and has no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. Common interjections include oh, um, ah, hey, hi, wow, and oops. Interjections are often followed by an exclamation point when used in writing and add emphasis or feeling to speech. They are frequently used in dialogue to demonstrate characters' emotions.

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    The key takeaways are that interjections are short exclamatory words or phrases that are used to express emotions and have no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. Common interjections include oh, ah, wow, and ouch among many others.

    Some examples of interjections and their meanings provided are ah (expressing pleasure), alas (expressing grief or pity), dear (expressing pity), and eh (asking for repetition). Interjections can convey emotions like surprise, agreement, hesitation, and pain.

    Interjections can be used at the beginning or end of sentences and are set off by punctuation like commas or exclamation points. They are often used in dialogue to add expression.

    Interjections

    Hi! That's an interjection. :-) "Interjection" is a big name for a little word. Interjections are short exclamations like Oh!, Um or Ah!They have no real grammatical value but we use them quite often, usually more in speaking than in writing. When interjections are inserted into a sentence, they have no grammatical connection to the sentence. An interjection is sometimes followed by an exclamation mark (!) when written. Here are some interjections with examples: interjection meaning ah expressing pleasure expressing realization expressing resignation expressing surprise alas dear expressing grief or pity expressing pity expressing surprise eh asking for repetition expressing enquiry expressing surprise inviting agreement example "Ah, that feels good." "Ah, now I understand." "Ah well, it can't be heped." "Ah! I've won!" "Alas, she's dead now." "Oh dear! Does it hurt?" "Dear me! That's a surprise!" "It's hot today." "Eh?" "I said it's hot today." "What do you think of that, eh?" "Eh! Really?" "Let's go, eh?"

    er hello, hullo

    expressing hesitation expressing greeting expressing surprise

    "Lima is the capital of...er...Peru." "Hello John. How are you today?" "Hello! My car's gone!" "Hey! look at that!" "Hey! What a good idea!" "Hi! What's new?" "Hmm. I'm not so sure." "Oh! You're here!" "Oh! I've got a toothache." "Oh, please say 'yes'!" "Ouch! That hurts!" "Uh...I don't know the answer to that." "Shall we go?" "Uhhuh." "85 divided by 5 is...um...17." "Well I never!" "Well, what did he say?"

    hey

    calling attention expressing surprise, joy etc

    hi hmm oh, o

    expressing greeting expressing hesitation, doubt or disagreement expressing surprise expressing pain expressing pleading

    ouch uh uh-huh um, umm well

    expressing pain expressing hesitation expressing agreement expressing hesitation expressing surprise introducing a remark

    http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/interjections.htm

    Interjections
    An interjection is a word that expresses strong emotion or surprise. Interjections are especially useful when you are writing dialogue for a play or a story. Either an exclamation point or a comma is us ed to separate an interjection from the rest of the sentence. (Turn to page 746 in Write Source for more a bout interjections.) Note the interjections (highlighted) in the following examples.

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d_EXRxIK3COK_dsSrZ4a8CGz0H0xi6aK2UjKFwijDp0/edit?pli= 1 Interjections are used to add little "spice" in a literary document, or to express in words various onomatopoeic sounds. It is best to exercise moderation in style, therefore interjections should better be used with great caution. Exaggerations of any kind are always an indication of little knowledge, and of poor literary manners.

    http://www.corollarytheorems.com/Grammar/interjection.htm

    II. An interjection expresses feeling or emotion and functions independently from the rest of the sentence. It has no grammatical relationship to any other word in the sentence; therefore, it is always set off from the rest of the sentence with either a comma or an exclamation mark.

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    Unlike other parts of speech, an interjection isn't grammatically connected to other words in the sentence. It's unique!

    Huh? What's an interjection?


    An interjection is a short exclamation like "Ooooh!" or "Wow!" or "Huh?" You use it when you want to express emotion or attract attention: Hey! Watch where you're walking! No! I won't go! Ouch! That hurt! Sometimes, the interjection is a single word like "Hooray!" Other times, it consists of two or more words like "Good heavens!" or "For crying out loud!" Interjections can express a variety of feelings from anger to joy and everything in betweendisappointment, surprise, shock. You name it. Yippee! It's the weekend! Boo! Ha ha! I scared you! Interjections can be found at the beginning or end of a sentence: Darn! I missed the O-train by a minute. We missed the children's choir, alas.

    Cool! What punctuation should I use with interjections?


    Often, you need an exclamation point after an interjection, especially if you're expressing the interjection with strong emotion: No way! She said that! Egad! How did you get that bruise? Hi! But you can also use a dash: Heywatch it! If you're expressing mild emotion, use a period or a comma: Hello, David. Okay. I'll do that. Oh, that's where you are.

    Okay. Anything else I need to know about interjections?


    Yes, the fun thing about interjections is that you can invent your own: Hoky toot! I've never seen anything like it. Below is a list of some interjections you might find yourself using.
    SITUATION agreement alarm amazement INTERJECTION okay, right, sure, yeah, yes egad, hey, oh oh, yikes cool, gee, gee whiz, golly, goodness, holy cow, sick, wicked, wow ha ha EXAMPLE Yes, I'll come with you. Yikes! That's pricey! Wow! How did you do that?

    amusement

    Ha ha! You can't catch me!

    apology

    oops, oopsies, whoops

    Oops! I forgot to tell you to bring your bathing suit. Bravo! You got an A+. Psst! Can I tell you a secret?

    approval calling attention comfort contentment disagreement

    bravo, encore ahem, hey, psst

    ooh mmmm, yum, yummy fiddlesticks, no, no way

    Ooh! This blanket is so cosy. Mmmm! Chocolate cake! No! I won't give it back! Huh? She did what? Brrr! It's freezing. Yuck! I don't like broccoli. Humph! We'll just see about that. Gee! That's incredible.

    disbelief, doubt huh? what? discomfort dislike dissatisfaction brrr yuck humph

    enthusiasm

    gee, gee whiz, golly, great, super, wonderful for goodness sake, good grief

    exasperation

    Good grief! Your pants are caked in mud! Thanks, you've been a great help. Hello, Michela. Did you have a nice day? Alas! There's no more cake left.

    gratitude

    thanks

    greeting

    ahoy, hello, hi

    grief or pity

    alas

    hesitation

    er, hmm, uh, well

    Er, well, I don't know what to say. Shoot! I stained my shirt. Yippee! We're going on holidays! Bye for now! Ow! You hurt me! Phew! I just made it to class. Happy Birthday, Ayesha!

    irritation joy

    dang, darn, drat, rats, shoot ah, halleluia, bingo, eureka, hurray, oh, yahoo, yippee bye, bye-bye, goodbye, so long ouch, ow phew Happy Birthday, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Merry Christmas dear me, gee whiz, goodness me, holy cow, holy mackerel, holy moly, holy jumpin'

    partings pain relief special occasions surprise

    Holy cow! Look at the size of that fish!

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