(IC) Lesson Topic 3: Interjections

Lesson Topic 3: Interjections

An interjection is an exclamatory word (or words) that shows strong or sudden feeling and has no grammatical function in the construction of a sentence.

Oh!

Alas!

So!

Wow!

Cool!

Watch the following classic 1974 "Schoolhouse Rock" video.

The movie does an entertaining job of explaining what interjections are and how they are used. An interjection expresses strong feelings and is usually followed by an exclamation point. If it is not followed by an exclamation point, then it should be followed by a comma. Use an exclamation point for a more abrupt display of surprise, emotion, or deep feeling. Remember that interjections are words, not sentences.

Interjections:

Bah! I can't believe it.
Wow! That's a surprise.
Oh, you're going, too?
Whoops! I dropped the vase.
Horrors! Look at that hat.
Spike! You're a bad dog.

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