interjection

«interjection» in Mova's school dictionary: A word or short phrase that shows a sudden feeling, such… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an interjection, interjections)

meaning for a pupil

1) (grammar) A word or short phrase that shows a sudden feeling, such as «Wow!», «Ouch!», «Oops!» or «Hey!» tree →

2) Something said suddenly to interrupt someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English grammar lessons it is one of the word classes; interjections often end with an exclamation mark and stand alone. In stories they show feelings quickly. Examples: ah, oh, phew, ugh, yikes, hooray, ahem.

examples

• «Ouch!» is an interjection. tree →
• Underline the interjection in the sentence. tree →
• «Phew, that was close!» starts with an interjection. tree →
• Comics are full of interjections like «Wham!» tree →
• His interjection stopped the speech. tree →
• «Oops» is the interjection I use when I drop things. tree →

note

Countable. Often followed by «!». Not the same as «injection». In real speech, interjections like «um», «er», «like», «oi» and «blimey» (UK) are common.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «interjection» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.