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• "Wow!" expresses a sudden emotion or surprise, which makes it an interjection.
• Interjections are words used to express strong feelings or reactions, usually followed by an exclamation mark.

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Explanation

An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction.

It is a diverse category, encompassing many different parts of speech, such as exclamations, curses, greetings, response particles, hesitation markers, and other words. 

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"Alas" is an interjection expressing sorrow or grief.  

It is used to show emotion before the main sentence

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Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions or surprise and end with an exclamation mark (!).

"What a beautiful day!" shows strong feeling — hence, it is exclamatory.

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The exclamation mark! (also known as an exclamation point in American English)

It is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or to show emphasis.

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"Yeah!" is an interjection expressing excitement or happiness.

Interjections are words used to show emotions or reactions.

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Hush! is an interjection—a sudden expression of emotion or command, often standing alone.

It expresses a strong feeling (silence).

It is not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.

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In the sentence "Well, I don't think I will be home before 6 pm", the word "well" is an interjection.

In this sentence, "well" is used to express a sense of hesitation, resignation, or softening the tone of the statement.

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The correct sentence is: "Oh, I forgot my keys." 

"Oh" is a common interjection used to express surprise, which fits the context of suddenly remembering the forgotten keys.

It is properly followed by a comma, as interjections are typically separated from the rest of the sentence.