Interjections

INTERJECTIONS

WHAT IS INTERJECTION?

MEANING • Sometimes, when we get excited, angry, suprised, dissapointed or when we feel happy or sad, we make some kind of sound or noise to express what we feel.. Gilbert Perreire

MEANING • It is a sound or a noise a person makes when he is excited, to express some strong feeling. It is not an important Parts of Speech. Milon Nandy

MEANING • The part of speech that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone. • An interjection expresses an emotion. It might show excitement or surprise Richard Palmer

MEANING • An interjection is a part of speech that usually has no grammatical connection with the rest of the sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections have clear definitions Wikipedia

MEANING • "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

MEANING • 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 about what to say. • You should learn to recognize them when you hear them and realize that they have no real meaning. EnglishClub.com

EXCLAMATION MARK

!

CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERJECTION 1. Followed by an exclamation point or a comma. 2. No grammatical connection but help to create atmosphere or mood for the sentence 3. Word added to a sentence to convey emotion

CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERJECTION • Interjections are rarely used in formal or academic writing • Often appears at the beginning of a sentence • More in speaking than in writing

Several English interjections contain sounds that do not, or very rarely, exist in regular English phonological inventory.

• Ahem • Shh • Psst • Tut-tut • Whew/Phew • Yeah

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USES IN SENTENCE

1. Yikes! I`m late for class 2. Ouch! That hurt! 3. Hey! Put that down!

EXERCISES

Fill in the blank

1. 2. 3. 4.

, don`t you ever to kiss my lips! , hold carefully your bird! , you look really beatiful today. , it makes me feel good.

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