I'm Izzy, and I express emotion. Mild or strong, I'm the feeling that runs through every scene.
Parts of Speech · Today with Izzy
It's How You Feel
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Meet the Interjection!
An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and stands apart from the rest of the sentence, doing no job inside it. A mild feeling is set off with a comma, and a strong feeling is set off with an exclamation mark. The interjection brings the feeling; the punctuation officers bring the marks.
One feeling is gentle, and one feeling is big.
Gee, those potato chips sure are expensive.
Yay! I just won the lottery!
Identifying Interjections
To find the interjection, look for the word that bursts in with pure feeling. It does not name a person, a place, or a thing the way a noun does, and it does not show an action the way a verb does. It stands apart and simply feels.
In a sentence
One word bursts out, and one word is gentle.
Ouch! That really hurts!
Um, could you please help me?
Now you try
When something surprises you, an interjection pops out. You could try Ouch, Yikes, or Wow. Let it out!
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Mild or Strong?
Every interjection carries a feeling, and the one call to make is whether that feeling is mild or strong. A mild feeling is set off with a comma, and a strong feeling is set off with an exclamation mark.
In a sentence
One feeling is mild with a comma, and one is strong with an exclamation mark.
Hmmm, that sounds wrong to me.
Oh! That's my favorite candy bar!
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Now you try
A mild interjection is a quiet little feeling, set off with a comma. You could try Hmmm, Well, or Um. A soft one fits just right.
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That's the whole feeling, mild and strong and every shade between. The Big Interjection Quiz is eight questions away, and I just know you've got the feeling.
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