Whoa Dinosaurs 4 A Look at Interjections 8 Pay Attention to Punctuation 14 Glossary 22 For More Information 23 Index 24 About the Author 24 Table of Contents ChaPter one ChaPter two ChaPter three 3
Whoa Dinosaurs Will’s mouth dropped open as soon as he and his sister Lauren walked into the museum He was so excited that he wanted to jump up and down Will and Lauren had been looking forward to seeing the museum’s new Tyrannosaurus rex exhibit all week ChaPter one A huge dinosaur skeleton is the kind of thing that makes people say wow 4
Wow That dinosaur skeleton is even more awesome than I imagined Will said Whoa Check out the size of those bones Lauren shouted Will and Lauren were thrilled about having a chance to study a T rex skeleton up close They were also amazed by how big it was Will’s and Lauren’s language showed their strong emotions They used interjections such as wow and whoa when they talked Interjections are things people say when they are excited They are exclamations that help express a speaker’s thoughts and emotions These words and phrases might show that a person agrees or disagrees with another statement People also use interjections to greet others or when they are thinking of something to say 5
