Interjections
Interjections are short exclamations that convey sudden emotion and they appear in spoken and written language to signal reactions like surprise, pain, joy, or hesitation.
Types
Interjections come in different types: those that express emotion, those that call attention, those that show hesitation, and those that imitate sounds.
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Emotion
Emotion interjections quickly convey feelings such as shock, delight, anger, or sorrow and they often appear at the start of an utterance.
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Attention
Attention interjections summon someone’s notice or prompt an action, and they are commonly used to grab a listener’s focus.
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Hesitation
Hesitation interjections signal uncertainty or time to think, and they often appear in pauses during speech.
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Sound Effects
Sound effect interjections imitate noises like bangs, crashes, or laughter and they are frequently used in storytelling and comics.
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Usage
Interjections are usually set off by commas or exclamation points, and they can stand alone or precede a sentence to heighten impact.
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Summary
Interjections are brief linguistic signals of emotion, attention, hesitation, or sound, and mastering them helps make speech and writing more natural and expressive.
Last updated: Sun Sep 14, 2025