Lesson 5 — Activity 2: Using Interjections
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Lesson 5 — Activity 2: Using Interjections
The last part of speech you will think about are interjections.
Interjections will help to make your communication both interesting and
exciting.
An interjection is:
An interjection is:
- a word that expresses emotion
Interjections are different from other parts of speech. You can leave interjections out of your sentences and it won’t affect the meaning.
But if you use an interjection, your audience will know more about how you feel. You will notice that interjections are sometimes separate from other sentences.
Here are some examples:
But if you use an interjection, your audience will know more about how you feel. You will notice that interjections are sometimes separate from other sentences.
Here are some examples:
- Ouch! That really hurt!
- Yahoo! Team Canada won the Gold Medal!
- Sam just got the job he applied for! He rocks!
The bolded words are single words or short expressions that show excitement, anger, or other emotions. If you left out the interjections, the sentence would still make sense. But the same sense of the emotion or feeling wouldn’t be shown.
When do you use interjections? Use them in conversations or when quoting something someone has said. They are very useful when you want your work to be expressive and show emotion.
