English Parts of Speech:

INTERJECTIONS

Definition: An interjection is not a true part of speech. It represents the most primitive type of sentence. Thus it is an exclamatory sound to express some strong emotion or feeling.

Here are some formulas of the interjection

1- What + article + noun!

            e.g.      - What a day!

                        - What a fool!

                        - What an idiot!

2- What + article + adjective + noun!

            e.g.      - What a bad day!

                        - What a silly man!

                        - What a hard luck!

3- What + article + adj + n + pron subject + to be!

            e.g.      - What a beautiful girl she is!

                        - What a dirty man you are!

4- What + article + adj + noun + pron + verb!

            e.g.      - What a cheap thing you buy!

                        - What a beautiful song you sing!

5- What + article + noun + to-infinitive!

            e.g.      - What a silly thing to do!

                        - What an awful party to make!

                        - What a complicated problem to solve!

6- How + adverb + pron sub + verb!

            e.g.      - How well she speaks!

                        - How practically he works!

                        - How fast she drives!

                        - How clearly she writes!

7- How + adj + pron sub + to be!

            e.g.      - How cruel you are!

                        - How kind she is!

                        - How dull she is!

8- Don’t + be + so/too + adjective!

            e.g.      - Don’t be too proud!

                        - Don’t be so much!

                        - Don’t be so humble!

                        - Don’t be too stingy!

9- Don’t + verb + such + article + noun!

            e.g.      - Don’t make such a mess!

                        - Don’t regard such a person!

                        - Don’t mind such a man!

                        - Don’t talk such a word!

Note: All the exclamatory sentences must be ended in the interjection.

10- Sometimes exclamatory sentences are formed by phrase with an interjection on the last part.

Note: It is up to the intonation.

For example

- Bravo! = long live!                      - Fare well!                  - Bottom up!

- Congratulation!                           - Welcome!

- Long may she reign!                   - Hear! Hear!

- Good morning!                           - Good bye!