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Interjections: Interjections Are Words or Phrases Used To Exclaim or Protest or Command. They

Interjections are short exclamatory words or phrases that express emotion and are often punctuated with exclamation points. Common interjections include oh, wow, um, and hey. While they do not have formal grammatical functions, interjections are frequently used in spoken language to convey reactions, though they are less common in academic or formal writing. The document provides a table listing examples of various interjections and their typical meanings.

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Interjections: Interjections Are Words or Phrases Used To Exclaim or Protest or Command. They

Interjections are short exclamatory words or phrases that express emotion and are often punctuated with exclamation points. Common interjections include oh, wow, um, and hey. While they do not have formal grammatical functions, interjections are frequently used in spoken language to convey reactions, though they are less common in academic or formal writing. The document provides a table listing examples of various interjections and their typical meanings.

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Interjections are words or phrases used to exclaim or protest or command.

They sometimes stand by themselves, but they are often contained within larger structures.

Wow! I won the lottery! Oh, I don't know about that. I don't know what the heck you're talking about. No, you shouldn't have done that.

Most mild interjections are treated as parenthetical elements and set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma or set of commas. If the interjection is more forceful, however, it is followed with an exclamation mark. Interjections are rarely used in formal or academic writing.

Interjections

Interjections like er and um are also known as "hesitation devices". They are extremely common in English. People use them when they don't know what to say, or to indicate that they are thinking a out what to say. !ou should learn to recogni"e them when you hear them and reali"e that they have no real meaning. 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. The table below shows some interjections with examples.

interjection ah

meaning expressing pleasure expressing reali"ation expressing resignation expressing surprise

example "#h, that $eels good." "#h, now I understand." "#h well, it can't e heped." "#h% I've won%" "#las, she's dead now." "&h dear% 'oes it hurt(" "'ear me% That's a surprise%" "It's hot today." "Eh(" "I said it's hot today." "*hat do you think o$ that, eh(" "Eh% +eally(" ",et's go, eh(" ",ima is the capital o$...er...Peru." "-ello .ohn. -ow are you today(" "-ello% /y car's gone%" "-ey% look at that%" "-ey% *hat a good idea%" "-i% *hat's new(" "-mm. I'm not so sure." "&h% !ou're here%" "&h% I've got a toothache." "&h, please say 'yes'%" "&uch% That hurts%" "0h...I don't know the answer to that." "2hall we go(" "0h1huh."

alas dear

expressing grie$ or pity expressing pity expressing surprise

eh

asking $or repetition expressing en)uiry expressing surprise inviting agreement

er hello, hullo

expressing hesitation expressing greeting expressing surprise

hey

calling attention expressing surprise, joy etc

hi hmm oh, o

expressing greeting expressing hesitation, dou t or disagreement expressing surprise expressing pain expressing pleading

ouch uh uh1huh

expressing pain expressing hesitation expressing agreement

um, umm well

expressing hesitation expressing surprise introducing a remark

"34 divided y 4 is...um...56." "*ell I never%" "*ell, what did he say("

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