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Interjections are short exclamatory words or phrases that express emotion and are used in both speaking and writing. Some common examples are oh, um, ah, ouch, hello, and hey. Interjections have no grammatical connection to the sentences they are inserted in. While interjections add emphasis, they should be used sparingly and with moderation in formal writing to avoid exaggeration.

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Interjection S

Interjections are short exclamatory words or phrases that express emotion and are used in both speaking and writing. Some common examples are oh, um, ah, ouch, hello, and hey. Interjections have no grammatical connection to the sentences they are inserted in. While interjections add emphasis, they should be used sparingly and with moderation in formal writing to avoid exaggeration.

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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. Here are some interjections with examples: interjection meaning ah expressing pleasure expressing realization expressing resignation expressing surprise alas dear expressing grief or pity expressing pity expressing surprise eh asking for repetition expressing enquiry expressing surprise inviting agreement er expressing hesitation example "Ah, that feels good." "Ah, now I understand." "Ah well, it can't be heped." "Ah! I've won!" "Alas, she's dead now." "Oh dear! Does it hurt?" "Dear me! That's a surprise!" "It's hot today." "Eh?" "I said it's hot today." "What do you think of that, eh?" "Eh! Really?" "Let's go, eh?" "Lima is the capital of...er...Peru."

hello, hullo

expressing greeting expressing surprise

"Hello John. How are you today?" "Hello! My car's gone!" "Hey! look at that!" "Hey! What a good idea!" "Hi! What's new?" "Hmm. I'm not so sure." "Oh! You're here!" "Oh! I've got a toothache." "Oh, please say 'yes'!" "Ouch! That hurts!" "Uh...I don't know the answer to that." "Shall we go?" "Uh-huh." "85 divided by 5 is...um...17." "Well I never!" "Well, what did he say?"

hey

calling attention expressing surprise, joy etc

hi hmm oh, o

expressing greeting expressing hesitation, doubt or disagreement expressing surprise expressing pain expressing pleading

ouch uh uh-huh um, umm well

expressing pain expressing hesitation expressing agreement expressing hesitation expressing surprise introducing a remark

Interjections are used to add little "spice" in a literary document, or to express in words various onomatopoeic sounds. It is best to exercise moderation in style, therefore interjections should better be used with great caution. Exaggerations of any kind are always an indication of little knowledge, and of poor literary manners. Interjections could be: 1. A shout, a cry, or an exclamation loaded with strong emotional content: Ah! Oh! Ouch! Pooh! Ugh! Eek! Yuck! Eh! 2. One or more onomatopoeic words: Hem! Ha, ha! Wow! Meow! Buzz! Rat-ta-ta! 3. An expression that loses its grammatical meaning: Nonsense! What! Good! Too bad! Fancy! Well! Well, well, well! Indeed! 4. An emphatic phrase having elliptic meaning: Look here! What a shame! Well, I never! How nice! Oh, My! Sometimes interjections are marked by the exclamation point to emphasize their rich emphatic content. In most instances interjections are isolated by one comma, or within a pair of commas, in order to identify them as being interjections. Well, it seems our treasure is quite small, Ladies.

Fragment from LSEG: using interjections.

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