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Interjections: Examples and Meanings

Interjections are short exclamatory words like "oh", "um", and "ah" that are used in speaking to express emotions but have no grammatical function. Some common interjections used as hesitation devices are "er" and "um". Interjections are often followed by an exclamation point when written and can indicate surprise, pain, agreement, or introduce a remark. The table provides examples of interjections and their meanings.

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Interjections: Examples and Meanings

Interjections are short exclamatory words like "oh", "um", and "ah" that are used in speaking to express emotions but have no grammatical function. Some common interjections used as hesitation devices are "er" and "um". Interjections are often followed by an exclamation point when written and can indicate surprise, pain, agreement, or introduce a remark. The table provides examples of interjections and their meanings.

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Interjection Interjection is a big name for a little word. Interjections are short exclamations like Oh!, Um or Ah!

They have no real grammatical value but we use them quite often, usually more in speaking than in writing. When interjections are inserted into a sentence, they have no grammatical connection to the sentence. An interjection is sometimes followed by an exclamation mark (!) when written.
Interjections like er and um are also known as "hesitation devices". They are extremely common in English. People use them when they don't know what to say, or to indicate that they are thinking about what to say. You should learn to recognize them when you hear them and realize that they have no real meaning. The table below shows some interjections with examples. interjection Meaning ah expressing pleasure expressing realization expressing resignation expressing surprise alas dear expressing grief or pity expressing pity expressing surprise eh asking for repetition expressing enquiry expressing surprise inviting agreement er hello, hullo expressing hesitation expressing greeting Example "Ah, that feels good." "Ah, now I understand." "Ah well, it can't be heped." "Ah! I've won!" "Alas, she's dead now." "Oh dear! Does it hurt?" "Dear me! That's a surprise!" "It's hot today." "Eh?" "I said it's hot today." "What do you think of that, eh?" "Eh! Really?" "Let's go, eh?" "Lima is the capital of...er...Peru." "Hello John. How are you

today?" expressing surprise hey calling attention expressing surprise, joy etc hi hmm oh, o expressing greeting expressing hesitation, doubt or disagreement expressing surprise expressing pain expressing pleading ouch uh uh-huh um, umm well expressing pain expressing hesitation expressing agreement expressing hesitation expressing surprise introducing a remark "Hello! My car's gone!" "Hey! look at that!" "Hey! What a good idea!" "Hi! What's new?" "Hmm. I'm not so sure." "Oh! You're here!" "Oh! I've got a toothache." "Oh, please say 'yes'!" "Ouch! That hurts!" "Uh...I don't know the answer to that." "Shall we go?" "Uh-huh." "85 divided by 5 is...um...17." "Well I never!" "Well, what did he say?"

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