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Target 9: Prepositions and Interjections



Part 2: Interjections



Drat! I’ve forgotten what
interjections are.



Hey, wait a minute – I’ve
remembered!



Phew! I remembered just in time.


 Interjections are words used to show feelings like anger, pain, surprise,

happiness and disappointment. (Look at the examples in italics above.)
 They can stand on their own or be part of a sentence (usually at the beginning).
 If they stand on their own they are often followed by an exclamation mark!

 If they are part of a sentence, they are followed by a comma.

Here are some more examples of interjections:


Ah! Ouch! Cheers! Wow! Whoops! Ugh! Oh dear!


Oh, I thought you had gone. Mmm, that’s delicious.


When do we use interjections?
 You can use interjections to add feeling and emotion when writing speech
and in your stories.

 DO NOT use interjections in formal writing.



Don’t use interjections too often –
they have more impact if you use them
occasionally.










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