Interjection : An interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feeling or emotion coming into the mind.
Remember the following:-
- An interjection has no grammatical relation with any other word.
- It has a sign known as sign of exclamation : [!].
The commonly expressed emotions through interjections are given below:-
- Joy : Hurrah!, Aha!, Ha!
- Surprise : Oh!, What!, Good heavens!
- Sorrow : Ah!, Alas!
- Attention : Lo!, Listen!, Look!, Hush!, Behold!
- Approval : Bravo!, OK!, Well done!
- Contempt : For shame!, Pooh!, Fie!
- Calling : Hello!, Holla!, Ho!