Izzy the Interjection
An interjection expresses emotion. It is set apart from the rest of the sentence.
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An interjection expresses emotion. It is set apart from the rest of the sentence.
Izzy teaches the same idea across every grade, starting simple and going deep. Here is the whole concept: what it does, the jobs and kinds it splits into, the mistakes to watch for, and a worked example for each.
At Grade 3, Izzy keeps sharpening Mild Interjections and Strong Interjections.
Izzy reacts but never joins. Wow! The rest of the sentence runs without her: Wow, the parade is huge. Take Izzy out and the sentence still stands. That independence is the whole lesson.
Word, then the character who embodies it, then its part of speech.
An interjection is a word that expresses emotion. Interjections are set apart from the rest of the sentence. Mild emotions use a comma (Hey, can I borrow a pencil?). Strong emotions use an exclamation mark (Yay! I won!).
- "Hey, can I borrow a mechanical pencil?"
- "Eureka! Now I understand."
- "Gee, you really seem friendly."
- Using wrong punctuation with interjections
- Not setting interjections apart from the sentence
- Confusing mild and strong emotion punctuation
Mild interjections express weaker emotions and are followed by a comma: Gee, Hey, Um, Hmm, Well, Oh, Uh. Strong interjections express stronger emotions and are followed by an exclamation mark: Yay, Eureka, Eek, Wow, Yeah, Ouch, Yikes, Aha.
- "Gee, that's disappointing and well, let me think about that."
- "Eek! I just saw a mouse and wow, those pants are expensive!"
- "Yeah! My team finally won a game and yay, I'm so happy!"
- Using exclamation marks for mild emotions
- Using commas for strong emotions
- Failing to distinguish between emotion levels
Mild emotion interjections are followed by a comma and the sentence continues normally: Um, I think that was my idea. Strong emotion interjections are followed by an exclamation mark and the sentence can stand alone or continue: Ahh! That hot cocoa hits the spot.
- "Um, I think that was my idea."
- "Ahh, that hot cocoa really hits the spot!"
- "Hmm, let me think about that while wow, what a discovery!"
- Placing period instead of comma after mild interjections
- Using multiple exclamation marks
- Capitalizing interjections incorrectly
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