Uses of Interjection Words
Definition of
Interjection
Interjection can be defined as “An
interjection or exclamation is a word used to express a particular emotion or
sentiment on the part of the speaker (although most interjections have clear
definitions).”
What is Interjection
Interjection is one of the parts of speech
used to express a particular emotion or sentiment (strong feeling or sudden
emotion like surprise, joy, excitement, disgust, enthusiasm, sorrow, approval,
calling, attention, etc) of the speaker to the reader. Interjection words are
generally used at the beginning of a sentence. Sometimes, it is used as a
single word or non-sentence phrase and followed by the punctuation mark. Some
other interjection words used as introductory expressions such as yes, no,
well, indeed, etc. A comma (for a mild interjection) or an exclamation mark
(for surprising, emotional, or deep feeling interjections) is used after the
use of an interjection word in a sentence.
List of Interjection
Aah, Ahh, Aww, Bingo, Eh, Eww, Wow, Hey,
Well, What, Hurrah, Hmph, Oh, Oops, Ouch, Shh, Uh oh, Whew, Yay/Yaay, Yeah,
Yikes, Yippee, Uh, Hush, Hmm, Er, Um, Bravo, Hello, Ugh, Ah, Ha ha, Well done,
Alas, Fie, Hi, Yes, Ouch, Help, Happy Birthday, Good morning, dear, Hark, oops,
huh, yum, oy, etc.
For
example:
- Good! Now we can celebrate the
party. - Oh, what's a surprise.
- Hey! Get out of the building!
- Yes! I can do it easily.
- No! I run so long.
- Well! I have a good news.
Types of Interjection
Interjection is divided into following types
on the basis of way to express interjections in the sentence such as greeting,
joy, surprise, approval, sorrow, attention, and calling.
Interjection
for Greeting
This type of interjection is used in the
sentence to indicate the emotion of warmth to the person meeting with such as
hey, hello, hi, etc.
For
example:
- Hey! Nice to see you here in the party.
- Hello! I am Pooja.
Interjection
for Joy
This type of interjection is used in the
sentence to indicate immediate joy and happiness on any happy occasion occurred
such as hurrah, wow, hurray, etc.
For
example:
- Wow! You are looking gorgeous.
- Hurray! We successfully won this
football match.
Interjection
for Approval
This type of interjection is used in the
sentence to express the strong sense of approval or agreement for something
that has happened such as well done, bravo, brilliant, etc.
For
example:
Well
done! You win the race.
Bravo!
The first rank is yours this year.
Interjection
for Attention
This type of interjection is used in the
sentence to draw attention of someone such as look, behold, listen, hush, etc.
For
example:
- Look! You so arrogant.
- Listen! I have never copied you.
- Behold! Someone strange is
there.
Interjection
for Surprise
This type of interjection is used in the
sentence to express the strong sense of surprise about something that has
happened such as ha, what, hey, ah, oh, eh, etc.
For
example:
- What! You failed.
- Oh! Really you completed the task, I can't
believe. - Ah! I got new job.
Interjection
for Sorrow
This type of interjection is used in the
sentence to express the emotion of sadness about something unfortunate has
happened such as alas, ouch, ah, oh, etc.
For
example:
- Alas! He is no more.
- Ouch! It's very paining.
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