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Practical English Grammar


the interjection


The interjection, the eighth part of speech, expresses strong emotions or
feelings. Often found at the beginning of a sentence, an interjection is usually
followed by either an exclamation mark (for strong emotions) or a comma
(for mild emotions). An interjection can also be used to protest or command.
Though interjections can stand alone, they are often contained within larger
groups of words.

Wow! That was a close call. (strong emotion)
Oh, you are correct. (mild emotion)

Note: Good writers choose their interjections wisely for they know that too
many interjections can decrease the writing’s power and total effect.
Here is a list of the most common interjections.

aw ahem bravo darn dear me eh
eek gee golly goodness gracious gosh hello
hey hi hurrah hurray no oh
oh no oops phew psst rats ugh
whoa wow yea yeh yes yippee


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Practical English Grammar - Notes
1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets
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2. Quotation Marks Part Three
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3. compound subjects part two
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4. Using Capital Letters
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5. the adverb
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6. the adjective clause
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7. the indirect object
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8. The Apostrophe
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9. the appositive
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10. the pronoun
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11. Sound a like words Part Four
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12. The Colon
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13. The verb be
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14. The possessive case
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15. the correlative conjunction
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16. what good writers do
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17. the adjective
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18. the noun clause
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19. the subordinating conjunction
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20. the direct object
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21. Confusing usage words part six
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22. Quotation Marks Part Two
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23. complete and simple subjects
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24. irregular verbs part two
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25. complex sentences
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26. agreement involving prepositional phrases
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27. the prepositional phrase
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28. Confusing usage words part three
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29. the verb
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30. Commas Part Five
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31. More Apostrophe Situations
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32. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes
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33. complete and simple predicates
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34. Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case
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35. Confusing usage words part one
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36. Sound a like words Part Two
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37. Commas Part Four
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38. compound complex sentences
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39. the preposition
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40. Sound a like words Part Three
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41. Commas Part Three
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42. The Semicolon
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43. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents
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44. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
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45. Commas Part One
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46. Commas Part Two
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47. Second Capitalization List
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48. compound subject and compound predicate
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49. Confusing usage words part seven
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50. Misplaced and dangling modifiers
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