INTERJECTIONS

 Interjections are words used to express feelings or emotions, such as surprise, joy, disgust, excitement, and enthusiasm. An interjection is usually written at the start of a sentence. For example:

• Whoa! What was that?

("Whoa" expresses surprise.)

• Yes! I passed!

("Yes" expresses joy.)

• Ew, that smells terrible!

("Ew" expresses disgust.)Interjections can express many different feelings or emotions.

• Ouch! That is really sharp!

("Ouch" expresses pain.)

• Ahem, you weren't meant to see that.

("Ahem" expresses embarrassment.)

• Eh? I don't understand.

("Eh?" expresses confusion.)