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COGNITIVE
Pandas don’t hibernate.
When winter approaches, they head lower down their mountain homes to warmer
temperatures, where they continue to chomp away on bamboo!

INTERJECTION
There are more kangaroos than humans in Australia.

GEMMALY P. ORDONEZ
Koalas are even more lazy than cats.
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DR. BELEN PILI

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 Interjection
Word used to express emotion.

An interjection is a word that expresses feeling or emotion and

functions independently of a sentence.
Interjections are unrelarted to any other words in the sentences,
they are set off from the other words by exclamation marks or
commas.
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 Interjections don’t have a grammatical
function in sentence construction.
They usually cannot be modified or
inflected.
They do not have to have a relation to
the other parts of the sentence.
They are highly context-sensitive.
They are the initial reaction and
sometimes do not even make sense.
For formal speech or writing, using
interjections is not appropriate.
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 COGNITIVE
INTERJECTIONS
Cognitive interjections are utterances that convey a speaker's
mental state or reaction to an event. For example, the
cognitive interjection “um” can express confusion or indicate
that the speaker is thinking. They are used to show
understanding, a reaction to information, or a thought process.
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(Uh-oh, Duh)
 Examples of Cognitive
Seriously- to check whether they really meant it

Interjection
“I'm dying to know.”
“Seriously?”
Really- used to express interest, surprise, or doubt
“I've been working hard.”
“Really?”
Uhm- word you use when you don't know what you say, or when you want to show you're
thinking about something
Uhm… Do you wanna go on a date with me?
Uh-oh-used to express alarm, dismay, or realization of a difficulty
Uh-oh. I forgot to write that letter.
Duh- foolish or obvious, annoyance
“It sure is dark out.” “Duh, it's the middle of the night.”
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 Well Um
Bravo! Eureka

1. ______, I'll try harder.

2. ______! What a performance!
3. ______, can you explain it once more?
4.______! I’ve solved the puzzle.
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 RULES IN USING
INTERJECTIONS
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 There are no rules governing the use of interjections. They can
be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. They can
also be used alone as a complete sentence.
Writers typically include interjections at either the beginning or
the end of a sentence. However, it is grammatically correct to
place them in many parts of the sentence.
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 Interjections and punctuation

When an interjection is used in writing, it is usually followed by

a comma, exclamation point, or question mark.

When the emotion or thought being expressed is less extreme, an

interjection can also be followed by a period. If an interjection is
used to express uncertainty or to ask a question, it should be
followed by a question mark.
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 When an interjection forms a standalone sentence, follow it with a period, question
mark, or exclamation point.
What? No!

Follow interjections at the beginning of a sentence with a comma or hyphen.

Hey, can you direct me to the main office?

Surround interjections in the middle of a sentence with commas or hyphens.

Your presentation was, um, informative.

Precede interjections at the end of a sentence with a comma or hyphen.

So, you're coming back to school tomorrow, huh?
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 Avoid interjections in academic
and professional writing.
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 FUNCTIONS OF
INTERJECTION
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 Interjections express a sudden mood, emotions, and feeling with emphasis. There are also
many taboo words that are usually used in everyday conversation but not in formal aspects.
These words fall into the category of interjections.
Example:

Wow! That’s an amazing scene.

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Aw, I did not want him to come.

What? You never told me that!
 Some interjections interrupt a conversation or a thought or hold someone’s attention for a
moment. These are just sounds, not words because these sounds do not make any sense
Example:

Your, um, shirt has a stain on the back.

I want to, uh, ask you out on a date.
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 Some interjections express only yes or no.
Example:

Yes! I will most definitely do it.

Nah, we are not going.
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 Some are used to get someone’s attention.
Example:

Yo, Alex! Get in the car!

Hey! Will you give me that ball?
Yoo-hoo! Is there anyone?
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 Thank You!
GEMMALY P. ORDONEZ
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