| 1. | Hurrah! the work is done. | |
| 2. | Alas! we were too late. | |
| 3. | Hush! she is sleeping now. | |
| 4. | Bravo! he has reached the boat. |
A word used to express some sudden or strong feeling is called an interjection.
An interjection is not related to any word in the sentence.
Interjections express a variety of feelings, such as joy, sorrow, surprise, pain, contempt and strong desire.
EXERCISE I.
Select the interjections in the following sentences, and state the feeling expressed by each:—
| 1. | Oh! my tooth is aching again. | |
| 2. | Alas! he heeded not my warning. | |
| 3. | Hark! what means that distant cry? | |
| 4. | Pshaw! it is nothing but the wind. | |
| 5. | Hurrah! for England’s Queen. | |
| 6. | Ho! breakers on the weather bow. | |
| 7. | But O! eternity’s too short | |
| To utter all Thy praise. | ||
| 8. | Hold! if ’twas wrong, the wrong is mine. |
EXERCISE II.
Write six sentences, each containing an interjection.
Underline the interjections.