Interjections
Unbelievable!
Stand Alone Exclamatory Words
Exclamatory words that can stand alone as a sentence while expressing emotions or reactions are called interjections. Interjections don’t require a subject or verb to express a thought.
Common Interjections
- Wow!
- Brilliant!
- Awesome!
- Ouch!
- Amazing!
- Bravo!
- Fantastic!
- Tremendous!
- Sheesh!
- Geronimo!
- Timber!
- Eureka
- Hooray!
- Wowsers!
- Gosh!
- Jeepers!
- Magnificent!
- Unbelievable!
However, they can be inserted in a sentence by using commas.
- Wow, that was a thrilling ride!
- Brilliant, you solved the puzzle!
- Awesome, you got the job!
- Ouch, that really hurts!
- I don’t know what you feel but, sheesh, I think the food was too expensive!