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Pronunciation
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IPA
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/ˌɪn.tɝ.ˈʤɛk.ʃn̩/
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Noun
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Singular
interjection
Plural
interjections
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countable
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An
interjection
is a word that shows an
emotion
. It is not grammatically part of the sentence.
The word "Yikes" is an
interjection
in the phrase "Yikes, what a scare."
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Category:Interjections
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parts of speech
noun
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verb
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adjective
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adnoun
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adverb
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determinative
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determiner
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article
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participle
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pronoun
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conjunction
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preposition
-
interjection
grammatical functions
head
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dependent
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subject
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predicate
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predicator
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object
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complement
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predicative complement
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predicative adjunct
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predicative oblique
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appositive oblique
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modifier
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supplement
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adjunct
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determiner
/
specifier
clauses
main clause
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dependent clause
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subordinate clause
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relative clause
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