Interjections

Interjections

You can express emotions in short exclamations that aren’t complete sentences. These exclamations are called interjections.

• You can express emotions in short exclamations that aren’t complete sentences. These exclamations are called interjections.
• An interjection is a word or group of words that expresses mild or strong feeling.
• Interjections are used to express emotion, such as surprise or disbelief. They’re also used to attract attention.

COMMON INTERJECTIONS

• COMMON INTERJECTIONS
• ah congratulations hooray ouch
• aha good grief phew no
• all right great oh ugh
• awesome hey oh, no wow
• bravo hi oops yes

An interjection that expresses strong emotion may stand alone. It begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point.

• An interjection that expresses strong emotion may stand alone. It begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point.
• EXAMPLE:
• Good grief! My favorite restaurant has closed.
• When an interjection expresses mild feeling, it is written as part of the sentence. In that case, the interjection is set off with commas.
• EXAMPLE:
• Oh, well, I’ll just eat at home.

NOTE:

• NOTE:
• Most words may be more than one part of speech. A word’s part of speech depends on its use in a sentence.
• EXAMPLES:
• A duck has soft down on its body. (noun)
• The hungry boy downed the hamburger in three bites. (verb)
• Libby felt down all day. (adjective)

The baby often falls down. (adverb)

• The baby often falls down. (adverb)
• A car drove down the street. (preposition)
• “Down!” I shouted to the dog. (interjection)