Week 5/ Interjections

​Week 5/ Grammar

​Interjections

What is an interjection?

Interjections are short remarks, such as exclamations, interruptions, or asides.

​Interjections

Look at these example sentences with bolded interjections. What patterns do you notice about them?

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What patterns do you notice about these interjections?

1. Whoa, don’t do that.

2. Ouch, that hurt!

3. Oh, sorry, I didn’t see you there.

4. Hey, how are you?

5. Um, try not to drop that again, okay?

Not to be confused with interjections, nouns of direct address are when a name is used at the beginning of a sentence; they behave similarly and also get commas.

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Nouns of Direct Address

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Finish the sentences by adding an independent clause after each interjection. (The first one is done for you.)

Mom, where are my shoes?

Hey coach, ___________________________________.

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Finish the sentences by adding an independent clause after each interjection. (The first one is done for you.)

Mom, where are my shoes?

Bro, ___________________________________.

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Finish the sentences by adding an independent clause after each interjection

Wow, _______________________ _______________________ _______________________.

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Finish the sentences by adding an independent clause after each interjection

Oh no, _______________________ _______________________ _______________________.

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Finish the sentences by adding an independent clause after each interjection

Hooray _______________________ _______________________ _______________________.

Multiple Choice

Select the sentence with the correct punctuation

• Oh man I’m so sorry I didn’t see you coming I didn’t mean to bump into you ouch.

• Oh man, I’m so sorry I didn’t see you coming I didn’t mean to bump into you ouch.

• Oh man, I’m so sorry! I didn’t see you coming! I didn’t mean to bump into you, ouch.

• Oh man, I’m so sorry, I didn’t see you coming, I didn’t mean to bump into you, ouch.