[ĭńtər-jĕḱshən]
(n.)A sudden, short utterance; an ejaculation.
(n.)The part of speech that usually expresses emotion and is capable of…
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An interjection or exclamation describes a noun with a grammatical connection with the rest of the sentence and simply expresses emotion on the part of the speaker, although most interjections hav...
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An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion. It is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence. ... You usually follow an interjection with an exclamation mark. Interjections are uncommon in formal academic prose, except in direct quotations.
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Interjections are exclamations--attention getters. They're used to make someone notice them and to show excitement. They are usually followed by and exclamation point (!) or sometimes a comma. ... Here are a few interjections (these are only common ones, many others could be included): wow, ouch, ... Here's some sentences.
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Examples and Observations: ... The part of speech that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone. ... "When I hear the hypercritical quarreling about grammar and style, the position of the particles, etc., etc., stretching or contracting every speaker to certain rules of theirs, I see that they forget that...
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An interjection is a word or phrase showing emotion or surprise which has no grammatical relationship to any other words or part of a sentence.
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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary ... Singular; interjection ... interjection f. (plural interjections)
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Most mild interjections are treated as parenthetical elements and set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma or set of commas. If the interjection is more forceful, however, it is followed with an exclamation mark.
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An interjection is a form, typically brief, such as one syllable or word, which is used most often as an exclamation or part of an exclamation. ... Concept module: interjection...
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So when you're happy (Hurray!) or sad (Aw!); Or frightened (Eeeeeek!) or mad (Rats!); Or excited (Wow!) or glad (Hey!); An interjection starts a sentence right.
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