Interjection & types

 

Interjection

Such words as hello! Alas! Hurrah! Ah! Etc. are called interjections.

They are used to express some sudden feeling or emotion. It will be noticed that they are grammatically related to the other words in a sentence.

Def; an interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feeling or emotion.

Ex; hello! What are you doing there?

Alas! He is dead.

Hurrah! We have won the game.

Ah! I got such a fright.

Hush! Don’t make a noise.