BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMER INTERJECTIONS !

 INTERJECTIONS

WHAT IS AN INTERJECTION WORD?

A WORD WHICH IS USED TO SHOW A STRONG OR SUDDEN FEELING IS CALLED AN INTERJECTION WORD. WE ALWAYS PUT AN EXCLAMATION MARK (!) AFTER AN INTERJECTION.

SOME EXAMPLES:- 
1) WOW! WHAT A LOVELY GARDEN.
2) HURRAH! INDIA HAS WON.
3) OUCH! YOU HAVE STEPPED ON MY FOOT!
4) ALAS! MY PET IS DEAD.
5) OH NO! I DROPPED MY SANDWICH.

 THE WORDS WRITTEN IN BOLD SHOW SOME SUDDEN OR STRONG FEELINGS OR EXPRESSIONS. SUCH WORDS ARE CALLED INTERJECTIONS. AN INTERJECTION IS A MOOD SHOWING WORD.

FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF SOME COMMONLY USED INTERJECTIONS : 

      TO SHOW JOY OR SURPRISE WITH   PLEASURE                  

WOW! HURRAH! HURRAY!

     TO SHOW GRIEF, SADNESS OR SORROW

ALAS! AH! OH!

     TO SHOW SURPRISE

WHAT! HA! OH!

     TO SHOW APPRECIATION

BRAVO!

    TO CALL!

HELLO!

    TO DRAW ATTENTION

LOOK! LISTEN! BEHOLD!

   TO SHOW PAIN

OUCH! AH!

   TO MAKE OR BECOME SILENT

HUSH! SHH!

   TO SHOW WONDER

OH NO!

LET US DO SOME PRACTICE:
1) IDENTIFY THE INTERJECTIONS:

2) MATCH THE CORRECT INTERJECTIONS

3) FILL IN THE BLANKS 

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