Interjections

The word “interjection” comes from a Latin word meaning “to throw between”. An interjection is a word that’s “thrown” into a sentence to express an emotion, such as joy, fear, or sorrow. It is used as a “filler”, meaning that if it is taken out of a sentence, the sentence does not lose its meaning.

! an exclamation point (if showing strong emotion) Interjections are set apart from the rest of a sentence by: ! an exclamation point (if showing strong emotion) , a comma (if the emotion is not that strong)

Wow! The fireworks are great. “Wow!” is an interjection. It expresses emotion about the fireworks. Wow! The fireworks are great.

Cool, that’s a nice scooter! “Cool” is an interjection. It expresses emotion about the scooter. The emotion is not very strong, so it’s only separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma. Cool, that’s a nice scooter!

More Examples: Wow! Did you see that play? Ouch! That hurts! I, uh, think we should leave now. Woah! How did he catch that? My, that certainly is a huge cat.

Can you create a sentence with an interjection about this picture? Now you try! Can you create a sentence with an interjection about this picture?

Practice. Choose an appropriate interjection for each sentence. 1. (Pain) That looked like it hurt. 2. (Anger) That’s my bike! 3. (Surprise) You scared me!

Practice using each of these interjections in a sentence: woah oops uh hey my