1. Parts of Speech
Interjections

2. Part Definition Example
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Under the clouds, we felt like fish swimming in suntan oil.
Pronoun
A word that takes the place of one or more nouns
Electra thought that her tattoo was larger than she expected.
Verb
A word or phrase that expresses action or a state of being
The movie starts at 9:00. (action)
The movie is terrible. (being)
Adjectives
A word that modifies a noun or a pronoun
That new blue sports car has aluminum rims. It also has a high-tech GPS system.
Adverb
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
I instantly realized that I had just insulted the mayor and that she was quite angry with me.
Interjection
A word that expresses strong feeling or emotion
Ouch! That hurts. Well, that’s finally over. Oh, you don’t mean that. Wow! What a great idea.

3. Interjections
Separated from the rest of the sentence by an exclamation point (!) or a comma (,).
The sentence still has meaning without the interjection.
Use very sparingly.