Interjections

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INTERJECTION

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What emotions do the emojis in the box express? Can you make a sentence out of these emotions?

INTERJECTION

Interjections are words or phrases that communicate emotion or exclamation.

Interjection

Examples

Yay! We won the game.

The interjection used in the sentence above is "Yay!", which expresses excitement.

Cheers! You did very well.

The interjection used in the sentence above is "Cheers!", which expresses joy.

Interjections

Some interjections are capable of standing on their own. As long as the emotion attributed to these interjections is appropriate for the situation, they are acceptable.

Examples

Awesome!

Wow!

The interjections above show amazement and excitement.

Yes!

Absolutely!

Okay!

The interjections above show different levels of agreement.

Interjections

Some interjections are derived from the sounds associated with the emotions they evoke.

Examples

Ugh!

Grrr!

The interjections above show annoyance and anger.

Awww!

Ouch!

The interjections above show displeasure or pain.

Interjections

Some interjections can be used to introduce a sentence, but the sentence can still make sense without them.

Examples

Hello! How are you?

The interjection "Hello!" introduces the sentence, "How are you?"

Hey! You look good today.

The interjection "Hey!" introduces the sentence, "You look good today."

Some of the Commonly Used Interjections

Yikes

Uh-huh

Bravo

Aha

look

Yeehaw!

Eureka

Boo

Mm-mm

Hurray

Yay

Hey

Gee

Yipee

Hi

Phew

Goodness

Shoo

Oh

Oh my

Eek

Ah!

huh?

Oh no

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