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Interjections

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Interjections

Interjections
Words that express excitement, emotion or sounds.

They are not grammatically related to any other part of the


sentence.

Interjections are followed by a comma, ellipsis,


or an exclamation point.

Examples
Uh, Harry, is that you?
Awesome! Our team won the game!
Hey! Don’t tease me.
Some Common Interjections
• Ahh
• Argh
• Ew
• Hey
• Hmm
• Huh
• Ohh
• Whew
• Yikes
• Hooray
Interjections Are Nonstandard
You should only use interjections for
dialogue in formal writing.

An Example of Dialogue
Dad said, “Argh! How could you
eat my special chocolate bar?”

Dialogue is when characters in a


story speak to each other.
Some INTERJECTIONS can actually be a
part of a normal sentence (though they
are not related to any other words):

Ouch, eh, good lord, wow, oh, um, huh,


gosh, alas, ahoy, amen
Why should we use INTERJECTIONS
in our writing? – check these out:
• Express your strong feelings:
“Oh, no!” or “Ouch! That hurts!”
• If it’s a mild feeling, just use a comma:
“Hey, are you going too?”
• Show hesitation, also set off by a
comma:
“Um, do you want that last bite?”
• Express surprise:
“Excellent!” or
“Wow! That’s awesome!”
• Show confusion:
“Huh? I don’t get it?”
• Show outrage:
• “No! You can’t do that!”
More Examples of Interjections

Mr. Witherspoon read the day’s news,


sipped his tea, and said to himself in dismay
“Tsk, tsk, what has happened to this world?”

Which word in the above sentence is


an interjection?

Tsk
More Examples of Interjections

Bobby wondered to himself, “Why do


ostriches have feathers if they can’t fly?
Hmm…”

Which word in the above is an


interjection?

Hmm
How can using Interjections help
you?

Communicating your ideas clearly

Demonstrating you have control over your


writing

Making your writing more exciting & fun to


read
Review
• Interjections show excitement or emotion.

• Interjections are one word utterances that


are inappropriate for formal writing.

• Interjections are always followed by a


comma, ellipsis, or exclamation point.

• Dialogue is an appropriate place to use


interjections.

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