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00:00Today, we will be learning about interjections.
00:06Interjections are words used to express strong feelings or sudden emotions.
00:12They are included in a sentence, usually at the start, to express a sentiment such as
00:18surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, enthusiasm, or fear.
00:27Common examples of interjections can include,
00:30Hey!
00:31Get off that floor!
00:33Or also,
00:35Oh, that is a surprise!
00:40Why should you care about interjections?
00:42Well, recognizing an interjection will help you to choose the punctuation that follows
00:48it.
00:49If your interjection is not a question, and most aren't, you have a choice.
00:53You can use a comma, a period, if it's a full stop, or an exclamation mark.
01:00Strong interjections end with exclamation points.
01:04Because they are followed by an end mark, the word that follows it must be capitalized.
01:09For example,
01:10Wow!
01:11What a beautiful car!
01:12Ah-ha!
01:13I figured it out!
01:16Ick!
01:17How gross!
01:20Mild interjections are separated from the rest of the sentence with commas or periods.
01:26They may come at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.
01:30For example,
01:31Nope!
01:32I can't do that!
01:34Good grief, Charlie Brown!
01:36Come on!
01:37Hurry up!
01:41Here are some other things to keep in mind when using interjections.
01:48Yes and no expressions are also often used as interjections.
01:53Some examples include,
01:54No, I don't want it!
01:57Indeed, this has happened before.
02:00Well, if you say so.
02:05Some interjections can be sounds.
02:08For example,
02:09Phew!
02:10It missed me!
02:11Hmm, I thought I knew that!
02:15Hmm, that is delicious!
02:21Interjections can also be more than one word.
02:23These are known as multi-word interjections.
02:27For example,
02:28Oh, really?
02:30I doubt that!
02:31Holy moly!
02:33She won!
02:34The last thing to remember is that interjections are not always at the start of a sentence.
02:41For example,
02:43This is really, hmm, interesting!
02:48It's snowing again, huh?
02:53Finally!
02:55This lesson on interjections is over!