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Week2 Interjection

This document defines and provides examples of interjections. It explains that interjections are words or phrases that express strong feelings and are usually not grammatically connected to the rest of the sentence. Examples are given like "Oh!", "Wow!", and "Ouch!" to express surprise, excitement, and pain. The document also notes that interjections are uncommon in formal writing but are used more in speech and informal writing to add emotion.

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Week2 Interjection

This document defines and provides examples of interjections. It explains that interjections are words or phrases that express strong feelings and are usually not grammatically connected to the rest of the sentence. Examples are given like "Oh!", "Wow!", and "Ouch!" to express surprise, excitement, and pain. The document also notes that interjections are uncommon in formal writing but are used more in speech and informal writing to add emotion.

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INTERJECTION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNIT


LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
IPGM KAMPUS IPOH
INTERJECTION
 is a part of speech that usually has no
grammatical connection with the rest of the
sentence
 simply expresses strong feeling or sudden
emotion on the part of the speaker, although
most interjections have clear definitions.
 are words or phrases used to exclaim or
protest or command. They sometimes stand
by themselves, but they are often contained
within larger structures.
 They are included in a sentence usually at the
start to express a sentiment such as surprise,
disgust, joy, excitement, or enthusiasm.
...INTERJECTION
 very often they are characterized by exclamation
marks (!) depending on the stress of the attitude
or the force of the emotion they are expressing.
 Interjections are uncommon in formal academic
prose, except in direct quotations.
 Oh! - to show some degree of surprise or emotion
 Ah!
 Oh wow!
 Wow! - to show surprised or impressed
 Whoops! - to show a minor mishap
 Ugh! - express negative emotions (disgust)
 Ow! - discomfort
 Ouch! - pain
...INTERJECTION
 Sometimes, however, interjections combine
with other words to form sentences, but not
with finite verbs.
 When an exclamation point is not needed, a
comma can take the place.
 Most mild interjections are treated as
parenthetical elements and set off from the
rest of the sentence with a comma or set of
commas.
 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.
 Filled
pauses such as uh, er, um, are also
considered interjections.
INTERJECTIONS
 Big names for little words
 short exclamations like Oh!, Um or Ah!

 no real grammatical value

 Used quite often in speaking (less in


writing)
 Sometimes followed by an exclamation
mark (!) [in writing]
INTERJECTIONS
INTERJECTION MEANING EXAMPLE

ah expressing pleasure "Ah, that feels good.“


expressing realization “Ah, now I
understand.”
expressing "Ah well, it can't be
resignation helped.“
expressing surprise "Ah! I've won!"

alas expressing grief or "Alas, she's dead


pity now."

dear expressing pity "Oh dear! Does it


hurt?
expressing surprise “Dear me! That’s a
surprise!”
INTERJECTIONS
INTERJECTION MEANING EXAMPLE

eh asking for repetition "It's hot today." "Eh?"


"I said it's hot today.“
"What do you think of
expressing enquiry
that, eh?“

expressing surprise "Eh! Really?“

inviting agreement "Let's go, eh?"

er expressing hesitation "Lima is the capital


of...er...Peru.”
hello, hullo expressing greeting "Hello John. How are
you today?“
"Hello! My car's
expressing surprise
gone!"
INTERJECTIONS
INTERJECTION MEANING EXAMPLE

hey calling attention "Hey! Look at that!“


expressing surprise, "Hey! What a good
joy etc idea!"

hi expressing greeting "Hi! What's new?"

hmm expressing "Hmm. I'm not so


hesitation, doubt or sure."
disagreement
oh, o expressing surprise "Oh! You're here!“
expressing pain "Oh! I've got a
toothache.“
expressing pleading "Oh, please say
'yes'!"
INTERJECTIONS
INTERJECTION MEANING EXAMPLE

ouch expressing pain "Ouch! That hurts!"

Uh expressing hesitation "Uh...I don't know the


answer to that."

uh-huh expressing agreement "Shall we go?" "Uh-


huh."

um, umm expressing hesitation "85 divided by 5


is...um...17."

well expressing surprise "Well I never!“


introducing a remark "Well, what did he
say?"
INTERJECTIONS IN WRITING

 Interjections are not commonly used in


formal or academic writing.
 Because of the function that interjections
serve, there is virtually no place for them in
an academic paper that is designed to
convey facts.
 By definition, facts should be devoid of
emotion or opinion such as the emotions
conveyed by interjections.
INTERJECTIONS IN WRITING

 Interjections are used most often in speech.


 While people don’t necessarily pause to think
about it, they use interjections all the time.
 This is even more true when you consider the
fact that common words used in pauses,
such as “uh,” and “um” are interjections.
 Interjections can find their way into fictional
pieces, most often in the form of dialogue.
 They can also be used in informal written
communication between two people, such as
letters or emails.
THANK YOU

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