Interjections - Express strong emotions or feelings
 
INTERJECTIONS

Interjections in English Grammar

What are Interjections?

"An interjection is a single word or phrase that conveys strong emotions or feelings."

An interjection is a single word or phrase that conveys strong emotions or feelings. They are one of the parts of speech that can be used to express urgency, draw attention, or emphasize a point.

Interjection words or phrases can stand alone or be placed before or after a sentence. Many times an interjection is followed by a punctuation mark, often an exclamation point.

We use interjections for different purposes, including:

Purpose Interjection words:
• Greeting or to greet someone : Hi! - Hey! - Hello! - What's up!
• Expressing joy and happiness : Yay! - Yippee! - Yahoo! - Hurray! - Good! - Excellent!
• Showing approval and praise : Bravo! - Congrats! - Congratulations! - Cheers!
• Expressing surprise : Wow! - Gosh! - Dang! - Oh! - Goodness! - What! - Holy Smokes!
• Demonstrating grief or pain : Ouch! - Ah! - Alas! - What a pity!
• Bidding farewell : Bye! - Goodbye! - Farewell! - See you! - Take care!
• Expressing doubt or hesitation : Hmm! - Uh! - Er!
• Expressing sorrow or unhappiness : Well! - Shoot! - Whoops! - Yay! - Oh no! - Alas! - Oops! - Oh Dear!
There are even group(s) & word(s) used as an interjection and they are:
• Well done! : Well done! You have done a good job.
• Good gracious! : Good Gracious! He survived the accident.
• No way! : No way! I can’t support that.
• Thank you! : Thank you! Without you, I would not have been able to.
• My goodness! : My Goodness! you gave me a start.
• Oh my goodness! : Oh my goodness! I like that outfit.
• Oh my gosh! : Oh my gosh, you’ve spoken way beyond expectations.
• Oh my God! : Oh my God! That was unexpected.
• Oh, I see! : Oh, I see! So the packaging is complete then?
• What's up? : Hey! What’s up?
• Oh Dear! : Oh dear! I feel really bad for what happened to you.
• Oh well! : It’s time to leave? Oh well.
• Holy Smokes! : Holy Smokes, Batman!
• Pardon me! : Pardon me! I by mistake stepped on your bag.
• What a pity! : What a pity! You have lost your tab.
Types of Interjections are:

Interjection can be divided into several kinds on various principles. They are:

Primary interjections
Secondary interjections
Cognitive interjections
Volitive interjections
Related Topics :
Types of Noun in English Language
Types of Pronoun in English Language
Types of Verb in English Language
Types of Adverb in English Language
Types of Adjective in English Language
Kinds of Preposition in English Language
Types of Conjunction in English Language
Uses of Interjection words in English Language

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