Understanding Interjections in English

This video tutorial covers the eight parts of speech, focusing on interjections. It explains how interjections express emotions and are grammatically independent. The tutorial provides examples of interjections and discusses how they can be punctuated with exclamation marks, full stops, or commas. It concludes with exercises to help identify interjections in sentences.

How many parts of speech are there in English?

• Nine

• Six

• Eight

• Seven

What is the primary function of an interjection?

• To connect clauses

• To express feelings

• To modify verbs

• To describe nouns

Which of the following is an example of an interjection?

• Quickly

• Under

• Wow

• Beautiful

Which of the following is NOT an interjection?

• Oops

• Run

• Ah

• Yay

Which interjection would you use to express doubt?

• Yay

• Wow

• Hmm

• Oops

Which interjection is used to express surprise?

• Hmm

• Yay

• Wow

• Oops

Which interjection would you use to express joy?

• Uh-oh

• Yay

• Hmm

• Ouch

Interjections can be omitted from a sentence without changing its meaning. True or False?

• True

• False

Which punctuation mark is used with interjections to show strong emotions?

• Comma

• Full stop

• Exclamation mark

• Semicolon

In the sentence 'Wow, that looks amazing!', what role does 'Wow' play?

• Adjective

• Noun

• Interjection

• Verb