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- à 4.6èInterjections
- ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the
- êêïinterjections.
- âS:
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- #è╕Wow!╗ ╕Oh╗, ╗I guess I left my identification card at home.
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- #èI'm glad, ╕whew╗, that the car stopped just before hitting the little
- ègirl.
- éS Interjections show a wide range of emotions, for example, disgust
- #╖(yuk), ╗hurt ╖(ouch), ╗surprise ╖(oh), ╗delight ╖(wow), ╗impatience ╖
- #╖(hey), ╗relief ╖(whew), ╗and hesitation ╖(uh).ï╗Sometimes an interjec-
- #tion stands by itself, followed by an exclamation point: ╖Darn!╗ïOr
- it can be the first word in a sentence, with a comma following it:
- #╖Goodness, ╗I shrank the shirt.ïOr it can come later in a sentence,
- #with a comma in front of it and behind it: We, ╖uh╗, are unable to
- meet the deadline.ïOr it could be the last word in a sentence, with
- #one comma preceding it: I did it, ╖yeah.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences has an interjection
- showing regret?
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- A)ïGee, did you too see the shooting star?
- B)ïI can not, alas, go with you to the movies.
- C)ïBoy, what a hit you got!
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #êï╖╢Alas╗ is an interjection showing regret.ïIn the other sen-
- #tences, both ╖gee ╗and ╖boy ╗are interjections that indicate excitement.
- Ç B
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences has an interjection
- showing surprise?
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- A)ïPsst, why are you spying on the professor?
- B)ïOh no, I've scared the birds away again.
- C)ïAha!ïYou are the disguised bandit.
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #êï╖╢╢Aha ╗shows surprise.ï╖Psst ╗denotes curiosity, and ╖Oh no ╗
- indicates disappointment.
- Ç C
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences has an interjection
- showing pride?
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- A)ïYeah!ïWe showed him what we can do in a crisis, didn't we?
- B)ïHey!ïLeave me alone!
- C)ïOops!ïI'm sorry about breaking the vase.
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #êï╖╢╢╢Yeah ╗indicates pride.ï╖Hey ╗shows irritation, and ╖oops ╗
- denotes embarrassment.
- Ç A
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