Chapter 24
Section 24 of 1001 Questions and Answers on English Grammar. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Rebecca Brown. 1001 Questions and Answers on English Grammar by Benjamin Hathaway. Interjections.
Question 1. What is true regarding the syntax of the interjection? The interjections, being seldom anything but short words uttered independently for the expression of sudden or intense emotion, can hardly be said to have any syntax. Question 2. When is a word an interjection? Any word used to express sudden or intense feeling is an interjection.
What is the rule for interjections? Interjections have no dependence upon other words. As adieu, my friend. Ame. Question 4. What art thou angry? What kind of word is what? It is an interjection here because it performs that office. Question 5. Are other parts of speech ever used as interjections?
When other parts of speech are used as exclamations, they are treated as interjections, as what, art thou angry? Goodness, can that be true? etc. Question 6. What is the program for parsing interjections? 1. Name the part of speech. 2. Tell the emotion expressed. 3. Name or recite the rule.
Question 7. Parse an interjection expressing grief. Alas, my child. Alas is an interjection expressing grief. Rule. Question 8. Parse an interjection expressing desire. O let not thy heart despise me. O is an interjection expressing desire. Rule. Question 9. Parse another part of speech used as an interjection.
Herc, they are coming. Herc is an interjection signifying to listen. Rule. End of section 24.
