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    An interjection is a word or expression that is used in emotional outbursts to express a sudden feeling or emotion. Some common examples of interjections include "ouch", "wow", and "hey". Interjections are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence and are often followed by an exclamation point. While informal in nature, interjections help convey emotion and emphasis.

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    An interjection is a word or expression that is used in emotional outbursts to express a sudden feeling or emotion. Some common examples of interjections include "ouch", "wow", and "hey". Interjections are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence and are often followed by an exclamation point. While informal in nature, interjections help convey emotion and emphasis.

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    An interjection is a word or expression that is used in emotional outbursts to express a sudden feeling or emotion. Some common examples of interjections include "ouch", "wow", and "hey". Interjections are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence and are often followed by an exclamation point. While informal in nature, interjections help convey emotion and emphasis.

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    An interjection is a word or expression that is used in emotional outbursts to express a sudden feeling or emotion. Some common examples of interjections include "ouch", "wow", and "hey". Interjections are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence and are often followed by an exclamation point. While informal in nature, interjections help convey emotion and emphasis.

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    KAM CARYN G8

    INTERJECTION

    http://www.examples-help.org.uk/parts-of-speech/interjections.htm

    Interjections

    What is an Interjection? An Interjection is one of the primary parts of speech and are important
    to the correct use of English grammar. The meaning or definition of an interjection is as follows:

    An interjection is a word used to express some sudden emotion of the mind

    Examples:

    "Ah! there he comes" and "Alas! what shall I do?"

    The word 'ah' expresses surprise, and the word 'alas' expresses distress.

    Nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs become interjections when they are uttered as exclamations

    Examples of interjections: nonsense! strange! hail! away! etc.

    Definition & Meaning of Interjections

    The word "interjection" means "thrown in between" from the Latin word 'inter' meaning
    "between" and 'iacere' meaning "throw".

    List of Common English Interjections

    'The following words are a list of Interjections which are commonly used in the English
    language:

    List of Interjections
    adios bleep goodness hoy pooh voila
    ah boo gosh huh pshaw wahoo
    aha bravo great humph scat well
    ahem bye hah hurray shoo what
    ahoy cheerio ha-ha hush shoot whoa
    alack cheers hail indeed so whoopee
    alas ciao hallelujah jeepers so long whoops
    all hail crikey heigh-ho creepers touché whoosh
    alleluia cripes hello jeez tush wow
    aloha dear hem lo and behold tut yay
    amen doh hey man tut-tut yes
    attaboy duh hey presto my word ugh yikes
    aw eh hi now uh-huh yippee
    ay encore hip ooh uh-oh yo
    bah eureka hmm oops uh-uh yoicks
    begorra fie ho ouch viva yoo-hoo
    behold gee ho hum phew yuk
    bejesus gee whiz hot dog phooey yummy
    bingo gesundheit howdy pip-pip zap

    http://thinkahead.net.in/grammar/intlist.htm

    Interjection

    The word "interjection" literally means "something thrown in between" from the Latin
    inter ("between") and jacer ("throw").

    An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion. It is not grammatically


    related to any other part of the sentence.

    Some other definition:

    1. An abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion.


    2. The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts.

    We usually follow an interjection with an exclamation mark. Interjections are


    uncommon in formal academic prose, except in direct quotations.

    The highlighted words in the following sentences are interjections:

    Ouch, that hurt!

    Oh no, I forgot that the exam was today.

    Hey! Put that down!

    Bravo! you proved it .

     Date "interjection" was first used in popular English literature: sometime


    before 1588.

    Examples in English include ugh, wow, ouch, scat, alas. Conventions like Hello and
    Goodbye are also interjections, as are exclamations like Cheers! and Hurray!. In fact,
    very often they are characterized by exclamation marks depending on the stress of the
    attitude or the force of the emotion they are expressing. At the beginning of a sentence,
    Well is an interjection. Much profanity takes the form of interjections (and many other
    parts of speech). 

    Interjections can be phrases or even sentences as well as words:

    As I entered the room -- Oh, my God! What I saw! -- he was still standing there.

    English interjection phonetics


    Several interjections contains sounds that do not, or very rarely, exist in regular English
    phonetic inventory. For example,

    Ahem [@?@m] ("attention!") contains a glottal stop that is common in German.


    Sh [S] ("quiet!") is an entirely consonantal syllable.
    Ps [ps] ("here!") is another entirely consonantal syllable-word.
    Tsk-tsk [ʇʇ] ("shame..."), also spelled tut-tut, is made up entirely of clicks, which is an
    active part of regular speech in several African languages. This particular click is
    alveolar.

    There is also a less popular pronunciation [tVt tVt].

    Ugh [Vx] ("disgusting!") ends with a German and Gaelic consonant, a velar fricative.
    Whew [P\\Iu] ("what a relief!") starts with a bilabial fricative, a sound pronounced with
    a strong buff of air through the lips. This sound is a part of the native speech of Suki, a
    language on New Guinea.

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