2. is a word or expression that occurs as an
utterance on its own and expresses a
spontaneous feeling or reaction
The category is quite heterogenous, and includes such
things as exclamations (ouch!, wow!), curses (damn!),
greetings (hey,bye),
4. Interjections may be subdivided and
classified in several ways. A common
distinction is based on relations to
other word categories:
5. primary interjections are interjections first
and foremost
(examples: Oops., Ouch!, Huh?),
while secondary interjections are words from
other categories that come to be used as
interjections in virtue of their meaning
(examples: Damn!, Hell!)
6. Another distinction based on
form is between interjections that
are single words ('Oh!','Wow!')
versus those that are phrases
('sup!' from 'What's up?', 'Excuse
me!, 'Oh dear!').
7. Further distinctions can be made based on
function. Exclamations and curses are
primarily about giving expression to private
feelings or emotions, while response
particles and hesitation markers are
primarily directed at managing the flow of
social interaction
8. 1. ,you got a Monster Kill in your first game!
2. , I got a PS4 for my birthday!
3. Now we can move on to the next lesson.
Instruction: Fill the sentences with an appropriate interjection.
, you won the match.
How are you?
I forgot my keys!
4.
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