Part 15 (1/2)

+DEFINITION.--An _Interjection_ is a word used to express strong or sudden feeling+.

Examples:--

Bravo! hurrah! pis.h.!.+ hus.h.!.+ ha, ha! alas! hail! lo! pshaw!

a.n.a.lyze and pa.r.s.e the following sentences.

+Model+.--_Hurrah! that cool and fearless fireman has rushed into the house and up the burning stairs_.

Hurrah ------

fireman | has rushed ===================|======================= That and | and ..... ........ up cool fearless into stairs ---------- house the burning ------ the

+Explanation of the Diagram+.--The line representing the interjection is not connected with the diagram. Notice the dotted lines, one standing for the _and_ which connects the two _word_ modifiers; the other, for the _and_ connecting the two _phrase_ modifiers.

+Written Parsing+.

N. Pro. Adj. Vb. Adv. Prep. Conj. Int.

| | | | | | | fireman | | the | has rushed | | into | and | hurrah house | | that | | | up | and | stairs | | cool | | | | | | | fearless | | | | | | | burning | | | | |

+Oral Parsing+ of the _conjunction_ and the _interjection_.

The two _ands_ are conjunctions, because they _connect_. The first connects two word modifiers; the second, two phrase modifiers. _Hurrah_ is an _interjection_, because it expresses a burst of sudden feeling.

1. The small but courageous band was finally overpowered.

2. Lightning and electricity were identified by Franklin.

3. A complete success or an entire failure was antic.i.p.ated.

4. Good men and bad men are found in all communities.

5. Vapors rise from the ocean and fall upon the land.

6. The Revolutionary war began at Lexington and ended at Yorktown.

7. Alas! all hope has fled.

8. Ah! I am surprised at the news.

9. Oh! we shall certainly drown.

10. Pshaw! you are dreaming.

11. Hurrah! the field is won.

LESSON 37.

PUNCTUATION AND CAPITAL LETTERS.

+COMMA--RULE.--Phrases that are placed out of their natural order [Footnote: A phrase in its natural order follows the word it modifies.] and made emphatic, or that are loosely connected with the rest of the sentence, should be set off by the comma+.

PUNCTUATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.