Interjection (Kata Seru) adalah suatu bunyi seru yang ditambahkan ke
dalam kalimat untuk menunjukkan perasaan atau emosi yang kuat seperti
kegembiraan, kesedihan, keterkejutan, persetujuan, keheranan, dsb.
Contoh:
Hey! Get off that floor!
Oh, that is a surprise.
Good! Now we can move on.
Jeepers, that was close.adaa
Ekspresi pengantar seperti "yes", "no", "indeed" dan "well" dalam Bahasa Inggris juga disebut Interjection.
Contoh:
Indeed, this is not the first time the stand has collapsed.
Yes, I do intend to honour the bet.
Ada juga bunyi atau suara yang juga dianggap Interjection
Contoh:
Phew! I am not trying that again.
Humph! I knew that last week.
Mmmm, my compliments to the chef.
CATATAN
Tanda Baca
Interjection dapat diikuti oleh koma atau tanda seru. Koma digunakan
untuk menunjukkan seruan yang ringan atau lembut, sedangkan tanda seru
digunakan untuk menyatakan seruan yang lebih kuat seperti terkejut,
emosi, marah, atau perasaan yang lebih mendalam lainnya.
Hurry! The bus is about to leave!
Jeepers! That is the largest beetle I have ever seen.
No, I'm not going tomorrow night.
Well, the larva moves more quickly than you would expect.
Absolutely, a fifth of them do not count.
Ada beberapa Kata Kerja tertentu yang dapat dipakai dalam pengertian kalimat seru.
a. Noun-Infinitive
To suppose that he could be pardoned! (Siapa yang sangka kalau dia masih bisa diampuni!)
To think that he should have died! (Siapa kira dia telah mati akhirnya!)
b. Subjunctive
Would that I were rich! (Andainya lah kalau saya ini orang kaya)
Would that he were still alive.
c. Imperative
Hear! Hear!
Shut up! shut up!
d. Noun
Poor thing!
Terrible news!
Fool!
e. Pronouns
What an idea!
What a shame!
f. Adjectives
Strange!
Shocking!
g. Adverbs
How beautiful!
How beautiful she is!
h. Conjunction
If we had only known!
If I could only see her once more!
CONTOH KALIMAT SERU
hurray! = hore!
Alas! = Aduh! Sayang!
Bravo! = bagus sekali!
Hush! = Diam!
Bosh! = Omong kosong!
Ah! = Aduh!
Dammit! = Persetan!
Dear me! = Astaga!
For heaven's sake! = Ya Alla!
Good heavens! = Masya Allah!
Good Lord! = Astaga!
Farewell! = Selamat Jalan!
Well done! = Bagus sekali!
Thank goodness! = Syukurlah!
Thank God! = Alhamdulillah!
PERHATIAN
Kalimat Seru Dalam Surat Resmi
Jangan gunakan kalimat seru seperti contoh di atas dalam surat resmi.