Mastering Interjections: Express Emotions & Reactions in English | Complete English Course

hello and welcome back to the English grammar course I'm Marian your English teacher and today we'll be learning about interjections as usual though let's first review last lesson's content on conjunctions a conjunction is a word that connects similar words or groups of words like phrases clauses and sentences conjunctions serve to connect each part of a sentence together there are three types of conjunctions coordinating subordinating and correlative conjunctions coordinating conjunctions also called coordinators are used to link two or four main Clauses or nouns the seven coordinators are and but or nor for yet so for example I bought a new jumper and my sister your bought shoes in this sentence we use the coordinator and to link two main Clauses together as you may notice there is a comma before the and it is generally preferred to use a comma before a coordinator it is not recommended to use more than two main Clauses in a sentence as that will make it too long and may be confusing subordinating conjunctions also called subordinators are used to link a dependent clause to an independent one some common subordinators are after although because as though once etc for example I'll email my teacher once I'm finished with my essay notice how there is no comma in this sentence we only use a comma when the subordinator is at the beginning of the sentence a correlative conjunction is a pair of words that work together to connect two grammatically equal parts of a sentence such as either or neither nor both and whether or for example I don't know whether she'll end up dating Jason or Arnold Jason and Arnold are both proper nouns they are therefore two equal parts in this sentence all right practice time which sentence is correct I want to visit a museum so my boyfriend wants to go to an art gallery I want to visit a museum but my boyfriend wants to go to an art gallery the second sentence is correct we cannot use the conjunction so in this sentence because so expresses the result of something whereas but indicates two contradictions although my dad loves Jazz he doesn't listen to it very often although my dad loves Jazz he doesn't listen to it very often once again the second sentence is correct noticed how there is a comma after Jazz this is because the subordinating conjunction although is at the beginning of the sentence therefore we place a comma at the end of the dependent clause Honda makes cars and motorcycles Honda makes cars with motorcycles the first sentence is correct we use the conjunction and to show the relationship between two nouns which are also equal parts in this sentence the weather was perfect it was either too hot or too cold the weather was perfect it was neither too hot nor too cold the second sentence is correct in the first sentence either too hot or too cold means the temperature was at extremes it was very very hot or very very cold this isn't perfect weather all right we finished well done now that we finished with our review let's move on to today's topic interjections interjections are a part of speech used to express sudden surprise or emotion they are grammatically independent from the rest of the sentence and are usually at the beginning of a sentence or they stand alone interjections are often accompanied by an exclamation mark to emphasize its meaning here are some examples ouch notice there is an exclamation mark to emphasize the feeling of pain ah what a surprise once again we have an exclamation mark we separate the interjection a with a comma because it is grammatically independent from the rest of the sentence can you repeat that please in this sentence the interjection is used to express confusion hey why are you in my house in this sentence the interjection hey is used to express shock or maybe fear hi there oh I didn't know about that now wait s I'm G to go back I should have said something hi there the interjection hi is used to express excitement or happiness at seeing someone and the exclamation mark emphasizes this feeling oh I didn't know about that the interjection o can have different meanings or feelings depending on the context of the sentence it could be surprise or it could be sadness oh I didn't know about that it can be shock oh I didn't know about that well what should we do now the interjection well serves to emphasize the lack of knowledge of the speaker great I'm so happy for you the interjection great serves to intensify the feeling of happiness and excitement notice notice how there are two exclamation marks in this sentence to really show the feeling of the speaker great I'm so happy for you bloody hell this injection is typically very British Americans don't generally use this interjection but you might hear it in many popular English movies or TV series great work so as you know interjections can help intensify and express the feelings of a speaker using combinations of letters and sounds rather than words now we are going to practice here are some sentences is and a choice of three feelings and a choice of three feelings can you guess what feeling best describes the emotions of the speaker wow congratulations the interjection wow expresses Joy the the speaker is happy or proud for the person they are congratulating ouch be careful with that the interjection ouch is typically used when someone is in pain ew that that smells terrible the interjection ew is typically used to express disgust that means that something doesn't smell taste feel very good at all ah I understand now in this sentence the interjection a indicates the realization of something something that is now understood by the speaker hey stop touching that this sentence and interjection Express annoyance the speaker is not happy that someone is touching their stuff hey hey all right fantastic job we are finished with this practice activity and we can now move on to our practice in a practical context if you remember in one of our previous lessons we watched a clip from the TV show Friends which is a popular American sitcom today we will be watching some new clips from this TV series and specifically of Ross skell one of the six main friends best reaction videos in each video there will be interjections your job is to listen and identify them we will be watching each clip twice at normal speed all right let's go come on ba over day over oh oh here we go she's going in okay she's going in wait he's going in okay play it twice come on date over date over oh oh here we go she's going in okay she's going in he's going in the first interjection in this clip is oh oh here we go this interjection is used to express the surprise of Ross at seeing Rachel kiss someone else behind the door he is surprised and shocked by what he is seeing the second interjection is Chandler saying okay this interjection is used to show Chandler's lack of understanding of why Ross is so upset let's watch our next clip it was my clip the first interjection is from the professor now now he is a little bit scared of Ross and this interjection is used to express that feeling no no calm down and the second interjection is a r saying what in this situation what can be considered an interjection because Ross is not actually asking for information he is simply expressing a strong feeling of disbelief all right next clip Monica hey just so you know I had my uh older brother talk with chanler what is that well I I told him that if he ever hurt you I would hunt him down and kick his ass play it twice Monica hey just so you know I had my uh older brother talk with Chandler what is that well I I told him that if he ever hurt you I would hunt him down and kick his ass so the first interjection in this clip is hey this interjection hey is used by Ross to call his sister Monica and give her what he thinks is important in information the second interjection well is used by Ross to confirm and express his brotherly protection and to express his brotherly affection for Monica before her wedding all right we did it we have finished this lesson on interjections now let's review interjections are single or combination of words that are used to express surprise or emotion they can be used alone or as part of a sentence and usually at the beginning for emphasis interjections are commonly used in spoken English and fiction but not in formal or business written English well done everyone we're almost at the end of our section on parts of speech next lesson's topic will be on verbs thank you for joining me today and see you soon