exclamation
part of speech
noun (an exclamation, exclamations)
meaning for a pupil
1) An exclamation is a short, sudden word or phrase said loudly to show surprise, anger, pain, joy or another strong feeling, like «Wow!» or «Ouch!». tree →
2) An exclamation mark (UK) or exclamation point (US) is the punctuation mark «!». tree →
sense in the lessons
In English and grammar lessons pupils learn exclamation sentences, which start with «What» or «How» and end with «!», for example «What a big dog!». In stories exclamations show strong feelings. Phrases: exclamation mark, exclamation point, an exclamation of surprise.
examples
- «Ouch!» is an exclamation of pain. tree →
- Put an exclamation mark at the end of «What a lovely day!» tree →
- She gave an exclamation of delight when she opened the present. tree →
- Don't use too many exclamation marks in your story. tree →
- «How tall you have grown!» is an exclamation sentence. tree →
- There were exclamations of surprise when the magician vanished. tree →
- In America it's called an exclamation point. tree →
- With an exclamation of sudden understanding the father smote his two hands together. tree →
note
Countable: an exclamation («an» before the vowel sound). Verb: exclaim. Spelling: exclAmation (not «exclaimation»). In school grammar, an exclamation sentence often starts with «What» or «How» and has a verb.
In the corpora
- It starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark.
- The exclamation mark is a trap.
- A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark.
- An exclamation mark alone does not make a sentence an exclamation: «Sit down!» is a command.
- «How are you?» is a question, not an exclamation, because it asks something.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exclamation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.