Secondary English

Interjection

The interjection is always a spoken word that expresses some sudden feeling or an emotion & it has no grammatical connection.

Interjections are short exclamations like:

Hi! Um! Ah! Oh!, Gosh! Wow! Ouch! Hey! "Great!" "Hurray!"

We use them quite often, usually more in speaking than in writing.
The word 'interjection' arises from the Latin 'inter' meaning 'between' and 'iacere', to cast.

"Wow, that's a big wheel of cheese!"

Here are some interjections with examples:

Example	Meaning
"Ah, now I understand."	expressing realization
"Oh dear! Does it hurt?"	expressing pity
"Ah! I've won!"	expressing surprise
"What do you think of that, eh?"	expressing enquiry
"Let's go, eh?"	inviting agreement
"Hello! My car's gone!"	expressing surprise
"Ouch! That hurts!"	expressing pain
"Shall we go?" "Uh-huh."	expressing agreement
"Well, what did he say?"	introducing a remark
"Hmm. I'm not so sure."	expressing hesitation, doubt or disagreement

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