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# exclamation

noun (an exclamation, exclamations)

«exclamation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An exclamation is a short, sudden word or phrase said loudly to show surprise, anger, pain, joy or another strong feeling, like «Wow!» or «Ouch!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#m1)
2. An exclamation mark (UK) or exclamation point (US) is the punctuation mark «!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English and grammar lessons pupils learn exclamation sentences, which start with «What» or «How» and end with «!», for example «What a big dog!». In stories exclamations show strong feelings. Phrases: exclamation mark, exclamation point, an exclamation of surprise.

### Examples

- «Ouch!» is an exclamation of pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x1)
- Put an exclamation mark at the end of «What a lovely day!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x2)
- She gave an exclamation of delight when she opened the present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x3)
- Don't use too many exclamation marks in your story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x4)
- «How tall you have grown!» is an exclamation sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x5)
- There were exclamations of surprise when the magician vanished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x6)
- In America it's called an exclamation point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x7)
- With an exclamation of sudden understanding the father smote his two hands together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/#x8)

### Note

Countable: an exclamation («an» before the vowel sound). Verb: exclaim. Spelling: exclAmation (not «exclaimation»). In school grammar, an exclamation sentence often starts with «What» or «How» and has a verb.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exclamation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exclamation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exclamation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exclamation.html) on Mova free.