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9 Interjections

Interjections are words that express strong emotions and are not generally appropriate for business writing. The document provides examples of different types of interjections used to convey joy, sorrow, wonder, praise, pain, fear, dread, interrogation, calling, exultation, laughter, salutation, attention, stopping, and parting. While some interjections are words, others are sounds. The document concludes with exercises to practice using different interjections in sentences.

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9 Interjections

Interjections are words that express strong emotions and are not generally appropriate for business writing. The document provides examples of different types of interjections used to convey joy, sorrow, wonder, praise, pain, fear, dread, interrogation, calling, exultation, laughter, salutation, attention, stopping, and parting. While some interjections are words, others are sounds. The document concludes with exercises to practice using different interjections in sentences.

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What are Interjections?

Interjections are words


used to express strong
feeling or sudden emotion
of the mind.
NOT IN BUSINESS WRITING
Avoid using interjections in
business writing.

Examples

Joy: Hey! Io!

Sorrow: Oh! Ah!

Wonder: Ha! Strange! Indeed!

Praise: Well done! Good! Bravo!

Pain or fear: Oh! Ooh! Ah! Eh! O dear!

Dread: Oh! Ha! Hah! What!

Interrogating: Eh? Ha? Hey?

Calling

aloud: Ho! What-ho! Halloo! Hoy! Ahoy!

Exultation:

Hurrah!

Laughter:

Ha,ha,ha; He,he,he;

Salutation:
Calling

Behold!

Ah! Aha! Huzza! Hey! Heyday!

Welcome!

to attention: Ho! Lo! La! Law! Look! See!

Stopping:
Parting:

Hold! Soft!

Farewell! Good-by! Good-day!

Knowing

or detecting: Oho! Ay-ay!

Surprise

with disapproval: Whew! Hoity-toity!

What!

Sorrow:

Oh! Ah! Alas! Alack!

Yes , no , indeed and well are also


classed as interjections.
Examples:
~ Indeed, this is not the first time
the stand has collapsed.
~Well, it is 1a.m.Better go home and
spend time with the kids.

Some interjections are sounds.


Examples:
~Phew! I am not trying again.
~Humph! I knew that last week.
~Mmmm, my compliments to the chef.

EXERCISES
1 ! You left me behind.
2 ! That soup is hot.
3 ! The plate broke.
4 , I guess Ill go.
5 ! We won the game.

6 ! John hit the ball far.


7 ! I saw something scary in the cave.
8 ! I cannot go with you.
9 ! I heard something.
10 ! I see what you mean.
Using the words given.
(ouch,hurray,shh,ah,wow,hey,oops,well,alas,hurry
)

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