PRESENTATION OUTLINE
“My God and Darn It” Interjections?
An Interjection is a word...
...or words used to express...
...strong emotion or excitement!
An interjection can be one word or a combination of words.
Interjections can be formal and informal!
Often, we use an interjection in place of a sentence.
Interjections can sometimes be regarded as metaphors.
You must interpret the true meaning of an interjection.
Often, an interjection is used at the beginning of a sentence followed by a statement!
Just about any word in English can be used as an interjection!
Remember, a complete sentence in English must contain at least one verb!
One very important element to interjections is intonation!
What is “Intonation?” It is the “rise and fall” of our voice!
Students who study English, are often challenged with the use of intonation.
In general, “My God” as an interjection should be avoided in everyday speech.
Using the word “God” this way, may be
offensive to some.
There are other ways to express what you mean without using the word “God”.
“Darn it” is a better way of saying “Damn it”.
The word “Damn” may be offensive to others.
“My God” or a variant of it, is used to show dismay, shock, awe, excitement.
My gosh! They haven’t bathed their children for a week! (Dismay)
Oh my God! That accident was horrible! (Shock)
My gosh! That dog just jumped an eight foot fence! (Awe)
Oh my God! We just
won a million dollars! (Excitement)
“Darn it” is used to show someone is annoyed or disappointed.
Darn it! I forgot my house keys again! (Annoyed)
Darn it! My kids didn’t clean their room again! (Disappointed)
Darn it! I have to work late on Friday again! (Annoyed)
Darn it! My friend hasn’t paid me back yet! (Disappointed)
Intonation is also important when expressing your thoughts with all Interjections!
Ask your teacher to help you with this subject!
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