INTERJECTIONS!. Academic Language Interjection Exclamation Point Emotion.

INTERJECTIONS!

Academic Language

•Interjection•Exclamation Point•Emotion

Essential Questions

What is an interjection?

Where are interjections located?

What is an interjection?

An interjection is a word that expresses

emotion.

What is an interjection?

An interjection has NO grammatical

relation to the rest of the sentence.

What is an interjection?

Often, an interjection is followed by an

exclamation point (!)

Common InterjectionsCommon Interjections

aha hey ouch

alas hooray ow

wow aw oh

ugh yikes goodness

oops well yipee

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Describe when we can use interjections in our day to day activities.

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Example #1

Aha! I knew you were hiding there.

What is the interjection in this

sentence?

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Essential Questions

What is an interjection?

Example #2Oops! I punched in the wrong numbers.

What is the interjection in this

sentence?

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Example #3Is that wasp? Ouch!

What is the interjection in this

sentence?

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What is an interjection?

SOMETIMES, an interjection is set off by a comma or a pair

of commas.

What is an interjection?

This happens when the feelings are not

as strong.

Example #4Well, what do you

think?

What is the interjection in this

sentence?

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Essential Questions

Where are interjections

located?

Example #5The fish weighted,

oh, about three pounds.

What is the interjection in this

sentence?

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?Describe the difference between an interjection

with an exclamation point and one with a

comma. Use an example of each. ? ?

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with an exclamation point and one with a

comma. Use an example of each. ? ?

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with an exclamation point and one with a

comma. Use an example of each. ? ?

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with an exclamation point and one with a

comma. Use an example of each. ? ?

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Example #6

It’s time to go, alas.

What is the interjection in this

sentence?

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??Questions??

How do interjections

change the tone of a sentence?

Essential Questions

What is an interjection?

Where are interjections located?

Match Me!1. ____! I almost sat on the cat.

2. ___! What out for that book!

3. ___! Something on the stove is burning!

4. ___, Lilia! Be careful with that milk!

5. ___, we will have to get a new cord for our lamp.

6. Something smells bad, __.

7. Down the stairs comes Dad with , ____, the biggest present I’ve ever seen!

8. At last the part is over, __.

A. Oops

B. Hey

C.Uh-oh

D.Oh dear

E. Oh no

F. Ugh

G.Oh my

H.Whew

I. Yikes

J. well

9. ____! Look out for the roller skate.

10.The part was, ____, interesting to say the least.

Essential Questions

What is an interjection?

Where are interjections located?

Interjection Dice Game!

Directions You will be group in pairs of

two and take turns rolling the dice first. You will come up with a sentence using the

interjection and punctuation that is given based on what

you roll.

Sum It Up Let’s summarize what we have learned today about

interjections.