‘An interjection expresses FEELING or EMOTION. r €___ Itcan express varied sentiments such as surprise, pain, delight, fear or sorrow. USE OF I é AND 5 FOR MILD INTERJECTIONS EXPRESSES ‘SENTIMENTS: FEELINGS EMOTIONS Hurray! won the lottery! Well, l understand it. Wow! That's amazing. pee 4 ALAS: OUCH PSST, L3G HURRAY. OH GOODNESS GRACIOUS wow YIPPEE FIGURE NO, 12INTERJECTIONS Interjections are words used to express strong feelings or emotion. They are usually placed at the start of the sentence to express enthusiasm, excitement, anger or surprise. Examples: Wow! This is one of the best movies | have ever seen Hey! Come over here. Ooops, be careful with your words Hurray! We did it again! Yikes! That was scary. Wheee! Bungee jumping is fun Aha! So, you're here Yuck! That was gross, Some interjections are sounds. Examples: Ssssssh...Be quiet. Hmmm! It smells good. Yes, No, Well, Indeed are also considered interjections. Examples: Yes, | joined the field trip last year. Well, there’s nothing unusual in the places we visited. Indeed, he is a strong leader. No! That accusation is simply not true. ir iti the Si interjecti i i ndently of a sentence, it is set off from if ince an interjection functions indepe! ly mma (for mild other words by an exclamation point (for strong feelings) or a col expressions).