Nouns
Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
Oh! The joy of interjections! Interjections, words that express a burst of emotion, are not grammatically related to other elements in a sentence.
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Hey! Gadzooks! Oh, no! Bravo! Whoopee!
Curses are also interjections: Damn!
Interjections can add a sudden and emotional tone to your writing if they are used judiciously. The good news is that no rules apply to interjections. The bad news is that you should limit your use of them, particularly in formal writing. Even in informal writing the power of interjections will be diluted if they are used too often. Generally, although not always, exclamation points immediately follow interjections.
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Ouch! Hurrah! Mercy!
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Ah, to be in Paris in the spring!
