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Communication Skills-II

notes 10.1.9 interjections

An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion. It is not grammatically related
to any other part of the sentence.

Example: The highlighted words in the following sentences are interjections:

ouch, that hurt!
oh no, I forgot that the exam was today.
Hey! Put that down!
I heard one guy say to another guy, “He has a new car, eh?”
I don’t know about you but, good lord, I think taxes are too high!

You usually follow an interjection with an exclamation mark. Interjections are uncommon in
formal academic prose, except in direct quotations.

self assessment

State whether the following sentences are true or false:
1. ‘Our school has a huge playground’. In this sentence, the word ‘school’ is a proper noun.

2. A possessive noun is always used with another noun.
3. Anyone, everyone, something, etc. are examples of personal pronouns.
4. Some indefinite pronouns are also used as adjectives.
5. ‘Rita is the most slow runner of her class’. The sentence is incorrect.

6. Verb is the most essential part of a sentence, without which no sentence is complete.
7. ‘She went there on Sunday’. In this sentence, the word ‘there’ is an adverb.
8. ‘I worked in that office since 5 years’. This sentence is correct.
9. ‘I am going to upstairs’. This sentence is incorrect.
10. ‘Vivek is very intelligent so the quality of his work is not so good’. This sentence is correct.

10.2 common errors in english

To write correct, balanced and complete sentences avoid the following pitfalls:

1. Dangling Modified: WRONG Expecting a large crowd, extra chairs were provided by the
management. (Dangling modifier because the modifier does not logically and sensibly refer
to the subject of the main clause. It is not the “extra chairs” (subject) which are “expecting
a large crowd.”)
WRONG: Expecting a large crowd, the management provided extra chairs.

RIGHT: Since a large crowd was expected, extra chairs were provided by the management.
2. Vague References of “this”, “that”, “which”
WRONG: He wants to begin immediately and to make his first sale before the end of the
year. As a result of this, he will probably become a successful salesman.

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