Grammar

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• To identify interjections 
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• To gain an understanding of how
interjections add emphasis and emotion
to writing 
• To demonstrate control over the use of
interjections by using them sparingly and
punctuating them correctly in writing
Objectives

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• You can express very strong feelings in a
short exclamation that may not be a
complete sentence. 
• These exclamations are called
interjections. 
• An interjection is a word or group of words
that expresses strong feeling. 
• It has no grammatical connection to any
other words in the sentence. 
• Interjections are used to express emotions,
such as surprise or disbelief.
Interjections

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Interjections (cont.)
• The graphic on this slide displays some
common interjections.

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• Interjections are also used to attract
attention. 
• Any part of speech can be used as an
interjection. 
• Some of the more common interjections
are listed in the chart below.
Interjections (cont.)

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• An interjection that expresses very strong
feeling may stand alone either before or
after a sentence. 
• Such interjections are followed by an
exclamation mark. 
Interjections (cont.)
– We are taking a boat ride around Venice.
Hooray! 
• When an interjection expresses a milder
feeling, it can appear as part of a sentence.

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• In that case, the interjection is separated
from the rest of the sentence by a
comma. 
– Wow, that view of the skyline is spectacular. 
Interjections (cont.)
• You use interjections frequently when you
speak. 
• You should use them sparingly, however,
when you write. 
• Overusing interjections will spoil their
effectiveness.

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Write the interjection in each sentence, adding punctuation
where needed.
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1. Wow Venice, Italy, has a lot of canals!
2. Imagine There are hardly any cars in Venice.
3. The city is built upon nearly 120 islands. Phew.
4. Alas we won’t have time to visit every island.
5. There’s a candy-striped pole up ahead. Oh, no
Wow!
Imagine!
Phew!
Alas, we …
Oh, no!
Exercise 10 Identifying Interjections

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Write an interjection that could complete each sentence. Make
sure the sentence makes sense.
1. ______! Our next stop in Italy will be the ancient
city of Rome.
2. The city was first built during the great Roman
Empire, more than 2,500 years ago. ______!
3. _______! Today’s Romans live surrounded by
remnants of an entirely different civilization.
4. ______! The Colosseum isn’t one of the stops
on today’s tour.
5. ______! We are planning instead to lunch on
some of Italy’s more than two hundred kinds of
pasta.
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Exercise 11 Identifying Interjections
Oh boy
Wow
Imagine
Alas
Hooray

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Write a paragraph using interjections about
the last time you went to an amusement
park. Check a classmate’s paragraph for
interjections, and then respond in a
constructive way.
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