Lecture nine interjections. So, what is an interjection? These are words or short phrases that are not an integral part of the sentence, and don't really have any meaning. They usually appear at the beginning of the sentence under use for various effects, like expressing emotion. The sentence shown is expressing pain. Ouch.

With an exclamation mark is used to emphasize that it hurts. It expresses emotion. It can be used to emphasize something when you're answering. Yes, I'd like to go to the party with you. He's precise, it's affirmative, and it's dynamic. an interjection can denote thoughtfulness when used in this way.

I was afraid to say that and the very common use is as a filler, or a precursor to a sentence. Well, it might not be ideal, but it works. Hey, here's what I do that counts. interjections are very useful for making dialog flow naturally. But if used too often will reduce the overall flow and readability. an interjection can also be a one word sentence.

For example, an angry teenager might say, whatever, or shut up. Sometimes interjections are more sounds and real words, and can be used to express feelings or a person's emotional state. Like nervousness, as in this sentence. Hi, Mary. I wonder if you'd like to come to the dance with me. He shows that the boy is very nervous because he adds the Interjection.

I'm twice in the sentence. interjections can also appear at the end of a sentence. And in the middle. In this sentence, we have one at the beginning and at the end. So, you like that a. And in this sentence, he's in the middle.

To be honest, wow. That's the nicest music I've ever heard. In both these cases, and exclamation mark is not required. So interjection helped to establish a character, how they feel and speak for example. different words would be used depending on the setting, the people speaking and the historical time. A modern teen might say, sick, you've got that right.

Or a medieval knights in olden days might say, Gods ox, so Henry killed the dragon. In the next lecture, you will learn about vague writing and initial coordinating conjunctions.