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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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