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[[资源推荐]] Interjections

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发表于 2008-1-24 09:39:45 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
Interjections are words or phrases used to exclaim or protest or command. They sometimes stand by themselves, but they are often contained within larger structures.
    [li]Wow! I won the lottery! [/li][li]Oh, I don't know about that. [/li][li]I don't know what the heck you're talking about. [/li][li]No, you shouldn't have done that.[/li]
Most mild interjections are treated as parenthetical elements and set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma or set of commas. If the interjection is more forceful, however, it is followed with an exclamation mark. Interjections are rarely used in formal or academic writing.


Interjections
Hi! That's an interjection. :-)
Interjections like er and um are also known as \"hesitation devices\". They are extremely common in English. People use them when they don't know what to say, or to indicate that they are thinking about what to say. You should learn to recognize them when you hear them and realize that they have no real meaning.
Interjection is a big name for a little word. Interjections are short exclamations like Oh!, Um or Ah! They have no real grammatical value but we use them quite often, usually more in speaking than in writing. When interjections are inserted into a sentence, they have no grammatical connection to the sentence. An interjection is sometimes followed by an exclamation mark (!) when written.
The table below shows some interjections with examples.
interjectionmeaningexample
ahexpressing pleasure\"Ah, that feels good.\"
expressing realization\"Ah, now I understand.\"
expressing resignation\"Ah well, it can't be heped.\"
expressing surprise\"Ah! I've won!\"
alasexpressing grief or pity\"Alas, she's dead now.\"
dearexpressing pity\"Oh dear! Does it hurt?\"
expressing surprise\"Dear me! That's a surprise!\"
ehasking for repetition\"It's hot today.\" \"Eh?\" \"I said it's hot today.\"
expressing enquiry\"What do you think of that, eh?\"
expressing surprise\"Eh! Really?\"
inviting agreement\"Let's go, eh?\"
erexpressing hesitation\"Lima is the capital of...er...Peru.\"
hello, hulloexpressing greeting\"Hello John. How are you today?\"
expressing surprise\"Hello! My car's gone!\"
heycalling attention\"Hey! look at that!\"
expressing surprise, joy etc\"Hey! What a good idea!\"
hiexpressing greeting\"Hi! What's new?\"
hmmexpressing hesitation, doubt or disagreement\"Hmm. I'm not so sure.\"
oh, oexpressing surprise\"Oh! You're here!\"
expressing pain\"Oh! I've got a toothache.\"
expressing pleading\"Oh, please say 'yes'!\"
ouchexpressing pain\"Ouch! That hurts!\"
uhexpressing hesitation\"Uh...I don't know the answer to that.\"
uh-huhexpressing agreement\"Shall we go?\" \"Uh-huh.\"
um, ummexpressing hesitation\"85 divided by 5 is...um...17.\"
wellexpressing surprise\"Well I never!\"
introducing a remark\"Well, what did he say?\"
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