Today is our topic of discussion – Interjection and kinds
Interjection and kinds
Definition of interjection
An interjection is a word used to express emotion. Oh!, Wow!, Oops!, Hurray! Etc are the examples of Interjection.
The young boy brought me a very soft chair from his home, and then he quickly disappeared. Oh my God!
Oh my God! is explaining the expression of being astonished in the sentence. That is why it is the example of Interjection.
Classification of interjection
Interjection can be classified into different categories. The most common categories are –
Interjections for greeting
These types of interjections refer to indicate the emotion of warmth to the person meeting with words like – hey, hello, hi etc. As-
Hey! Where have you been?
Hello! I am Rajib.
Here, Hey! and Hello! are the examples of interjections of greeting.
Interjections for joy
These types of interjections refer to immediate joy and happiness on any happy occasion occurred like-hurrah, wow, hurray etc. As-
Wow! What a great news!
Hurray! We have won this trophy.
Here, Wow! and Hurray! are the examples of interjections of joy.
Interjections for approval
These types of interjections refer to the strong sense of approval or agreement for something that has happened like – well done, bravo, brilliant etc. As-
Well done! You got an A+.
Bravo! This is a great decision.
Here, Well done! and Bravo! are the examples of interjections of approval.
Interjections for attention
These types of interjections refer to draw attention of someone like-look, behold, listen, hush etc. As-
Look! I do not have any time to waste.
Behold! Someone strange is standing there.
Here, Look! and Behold! are the examples of interjections of attention.
Interjections for surprise
These types of interjections refer to express the strong sense of surprise about something that has happened like – ha, what, hey, ah, oh, eh etc. As –
What! I can’t believe that.
Oh! How did you get hurt?
Here, What! and Oh! are the examples of interjections of surprise.
Interjections for sorrow
These types of interjections refer to express the emotion of sadness about something unfortunate has happened like – alas, ouch, ah, oh etc. As –
Alas! I am undone. Ouch! That really hurts.
Here, Alas! and Ouch! are the examples of interjections of sorrow.
Interjections for understanding/misunderstanding
Interjections of understanding and misunderstanding refer to one’s understanding of a subject being talked about or something which wasn’t well understood before the moment or misunderstood. As-
Oh! I did not get it. So! This is the way we should do it.
Here, Oh! and So! are the examples of interjections of understanding and misunderstanding.
There are some other Interjections like –
Interjections of Anger/Annoyance/Frustration/Disappointment/Dismissive etc which are more or less similar to the other categories of interjection.