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Interjections: Surprise, Disbelief, Joy, Disappointment

Interjections are words that express strong emotions or feelings. They can be followed by either an exclamation point or comma. While interjections add emphasis, they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. Some common interjections include oh, ouch, wow, and yikes. Formal writing should limit the use of interjections.

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Interjections: Surprise, Disbelief, Joy, Disappointment

Interjections are words that express strong emotions or feelings. They can be followed by either an exclamation point or comma. While interjections add emphasis, they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. Some common interjections include oh, ouch, wow, and yikes. Formal writing should limit the use of interjections.

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Interjections

Surprise, disbelief, joy, disappointment


– these and other emotions or feelings are often
expressed by interjections.
• Interjections are special words that show
strong feelings or emotions including –
• Interjections
• Interjections can be followed by a Comma
• Interjections are words used as exclamations.
• When an interjection shows mild feelings, a
comma follows it. Note: the word following the
comma is not capitalized unless it is a proper
noun or pronoun.
• 􀂃 Oh, that test was easy.
• 􀂃 Oh, I did well on that test.
• Because most interjections are
conversational and generally do
not clarify a sentence’s meaning,
they should be used sparingly in
formal writing or not at all.
• Here are some common interjections
• GOSH - mild surprise
• GADZOOKS –shock/surprise
• YIKES- fear / scare/ undesirable circumtances
• WOW –excitement / pleasure/ admiration
• GEE WHIZ – annoyance / surprise..
“Whatever..”
• YIPPEE – joy/ excitement
• YUCKY /EUW – disgusting/ gross / revolting
Interjections

An interjection is separated from the


rest of the sentence by an
exclamation point or a comma.
Interjections

The sentence still has meaning


without the interjection.
Interjection Examples
• Example 1: Ouch! That hurts
• Example 2: Well, that’s finally over.
• Example 3: Oh, you don’t mean that.
• Example 4: Great! Let’s go to the fair.
• Example 5: Wow! What a great idea.
Example 6: Okay, I will go and play if you
want me to do so.
Example 7: Feed me, Mama!
Example 8: Yazoo!! The tornado is over.
Example 9: I’m going to be over, oh, in
about 10 minutes.
Example 10: Greasy Grasshoppers! This
is slippery.
We are done with interjection notes!

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