INTERJECTIONS

Maya Ulyani, M.Pd

 DEFINITION

Interjections are words that are used to express

impulsive or unplanned emotions or reactions. They
are often short, snappy remarks that are used to express
what someone is feeling at the current moment.
 VOLITIVE INTERJECTIONS
Volitive interjections refer to imperatives that command or
request someone to do something.

Types of EMOTIVE INTERJECTIONS

Emotive interjections are used to express different emotions,
Interjections such as surprise, excitement, anger, disgust, fear, etc.

COGNITIVE INTERJECTIONS
Cognitive interjections are related to information and
knowledge. They are used to show understanding, a reaction to
information, or a thought process.

VOLITIVE INTERJECTIONS
"Shh" is used to tell someone to
be quiet.
"Shoo" tells someone to go away.
"Boo" is used to scare someone.
EXAMPLES
EMOTIVE INTERJECTIONS COGNITIVE INTERJECTIONS
"Wow" can be used to show surprise. If someone tells you about an accident they
"Yay" can be used to express excitement. had or a mistake they made, you could
"Grr" can be used to show anger. respond with "uh oh," which is used when
"Eww" can be used to express disgust. you realize something bad has happened.
If someone is telling you something you
"Ahh" can be used to show fear
already know, you could respond with "duh,"
which is often used to suggest that
something is obvious or indicates sarcasm.
 Volitive Interjections Emotive Interjections Cognitive Interjections

Shh/hush (be quiet) Wow/woah (surprise) Uh oh (something bad happened)

Shoo (go away) Yay (excitement) Duh (something is obvious)

Boo (used to scare someone) Grr (anger) Ohh/Ahh (realization)

Psst (gets someone's attention) Eww/ugh (disgust) Oh no (something bad happened)

Please (making a polite request) Humph (doubt/disapproval) Oops/whoops (made a mistake)

Ahem (gets someone's attention) Ooh (intrigue) Um/uh (pausing to think)

 Interjections - Key takeaways

• Interjections are used to express impulsive or unplanned emotions or reactions.

• Interjections are often short, snappy remarks that express what someone is feeling at the
current moment.
• Interjections are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence, so they are not
necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
• The three types of interjections are volitive, emotive, and cognitive. Onomatopoeia is
sometimes considered a type of interjection, though not always.
• Certain interjections can be interpreted in different ways and can be used for more than one
reason (both positively and negatively).