Examples of Interjections
Interjections may be used to express these emotions. joy—Hurrah!, Ha ha! surprise—Ha!, What!, Oh!, Good Heavens! calling—Hello!, Ho!, Hi! drawing attention—Listen!, Behold!, Look! making/becoming silent—Hush! appreciation—Bravo!, Well done! contempt—Pooh!, What a shame! sorrow—Alas!, Ah!, Oh!
How and When to Use Interjections?
An interjection at the beginning of a sentence is followed by an exclamation mark or comma at times. etc:
- Wow! That was the best goal of the entire tournament.
- Oh, I forgot to bring my book!
- Great! We can leave now.
Interjections are not words that are connected as other parts of a sentence but merely sounds standing by themselves.
Interjections are also used to express some types of emotion such as disgust (yuck!), joy (yeah!), excitement, enthusiasm, etc.
Interjections have no grammatical relation to any word or group of words in the sentence (independent elements). etc:
- Alas! This is the end.
- Hey! Do you know where you’re going?
- Bah! That’s all nonsense.
- Oh! I can’t believe that.
Interjections are also often used as an addition to words such as nouns, pronouns, adjectives and some other parts of speech. etc:
- Good! I am thrilled to hear that.
- Horrors! Look at the mess!
- Great! Keep up the hard work.
- Well! When do you intend to pay for it?
Some of the interjections that you use or hear in speech are not even words, although it is possible to represent the sounds expressed.
- Whew! What an awful day!
- Um! This cutlet tastes good.
- Humph! That’s stale news.
Test Your Understanding of Interjections
1. ___________ We won the championship.
2. ___________ What a huge snake.
3. ___________ It’s not possible.
4. ___________ What have you done?
5. ___________ Everyone is sleeping.
6. ___________ What a stupid mistake.
7. ___________ It is a grave loss.
8. ___________ You cheated.
9.___________ That was a great victory.
10. ___________ You deserve the award.
Check out if you have filled in the blanks with the right interjections from the answers given below.
1. Hurrah! We won the championship.
2. Oh! What a huge snake.
3. What! It’s not possible.
4. Dear me! What have you done?
5. Hush! Everyone is sleeping.
6. Ah! What a stupid mistake.
7. Alas! It is a grave loss.
8. What a shame! You cheated.
9. Bravo! That was a great victory.
10. Well done! You deserve the award.