INTERJECTIONS

Interjections can come in the form of a single word, a phrase, or even a short clause. Interjections can convey feelings that may sometimes be difficult to convey in sentences. 

They are of different kinds :

Adjectives that are used as interjections.

Examples: ( The words in bold are interjections)

Very good ! I am impressed by your work !!

Beautiful !! What a piece of art !

Amazing ! I never knew she was such a good performer.

Nouns or noun phrases used as interjections.

Hi ! How are you ?

Congrats ! You are the winner !

My God ! You surprised me !

Some interjections are sounds: 

Yuck ! It smells bad !

Ohh ! I am sorry .

Shh ! Don't make a noise !

How do you punctuate interjections ?

As they convey various emotions, there are many ways to punctuate them.

The exclamation point is commonly used to communicate strong emotions such as joy, anger, or shock.

For weaker emotions, a period (.) or a (,) will do.

Well, I can't do anything about your problem.

Hmm, I am trying to be patient.

Ah, my feet hurts !

Well , if you intend to use interjections to express uncertainty or disbelief, then you had better use the question mark. (?)

What ? You are not writing your exam ?

Oh, really ? I find that hard to believe. 

Interjections may seem unimportant in the parts of speech, but are in truth, of utmost importance as they can sometimes convey emotions far better than sentences.  

Yippie !!! We are finally done with the parts of speech !! Well, that wasn't hard to follow, was it ? Hmm, before we wind up I would like to include a small note on ARTICLES. 

There are three articles : A, An and The   

The first two refer to a single object or thing, while the third (The) refers to a single group. ( The birds, the Indians, the books)

'A' and 'An' are called indefinite articles while 'The' is called a definite article.

 Use A and An when you are talking about a thing in general not a specific thing.

Examples :

I need to buy a new phone. (Not a Samsung Galaxy or a Nokia phone .... any phone).

Use them to talk about a type of thing we want to introduce.

Examples :

That is an interesting book. ( Describing the type of book).

I have a blue car. ( Describing your car).

Please do remember that A is used with words beginning with a consonant. 

An is used with words beginning with the vowels (A,E,I,O,U).

They are never used with plural nouns.

 ( A dogs , an oranges , a men ) - WRONG USAGE  

Let me try to make this easier to understand. Look at the table below;

                                

A ( used with consonants)	AN ( used with vowels)
A balloon, a bat, a banyan tree, a baby girl	An apple, an airplane, an acre
A camel, a cage, a castle, a camera	An eagle, an egg, an elephant, an eye
A diamond, a demo, a decision, a day	An ice-cream, an ink-pot, an idea
A family, a fire, a father, a film	An  owl, an orange, an opera
A game, a ghost, a giraffe, a gun	An umbrella, an uncle
A helicopter, a hyena, a horse

THE 

It is the only definite article 

'The' is used with singular as well as plural words and can be used before vowels and consonants.

Examples:  

The card - singular

The cards - plural

The man

The men

'The' is also used;

When a particular thing or person is being talked about. 

1. I remember the face of that man so clearly.

2. The woman cried for help.

3. The book was very boring.

When a particular thing or person has already been referred to.

1. The boy who sang is blind.

2. The shop I bought this bag from is closed today.

With the proper nouns such as names of rivers, seas, oceans, group of islands and mountain ranges as;

1. The Himalayas

2. The Red Sea

3. The Pacific Ocean

Before the name of the holy scriptures;

1. The Bhagvath Gita

2. The Bible

3. The Quran

Before the names of newspapers

1. The Manorama

2. The Indian Express

Before things and people that are unique

1. The Sun, the moon, the planets, the stars

2. The President of The US

3. The Manager of the firm will deliver a speech today.

Before superlatives 

1. He is the tallest boy in class.

2. She is the most beautiful woman in the world.

3. We are the best team.  

Before the decades

1. He was born in the seventies.

2. this a painting from the 1920s. 

Use it with clauses introduced by only

1. The only person who qualified is I.

2. This is the only day I missed of the programme.

Use it with countries that include the words "republic", "kingdom", or " states" in their names

1. She is a citizen of the USSR.

2. John is from the Republic of Ireland.

3. The United Kingdom. 

When not to use it

1. Do not use it with the names of countries ( except for the special cases as mentioned above).

2. Do not use it with the names of languages.

Well, that's it folks ! I hope these lessons on Parts of speech has been of some use to you . You can now write a reasonably good article using the tips from these lessons. Happy writing !! 

Will get back to you in a few days to continue with the other parts of Grammar. 

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