Interjections are small words or phrases that we use to convey emotion (e.g. "wow," "hey," "oh my," etc.). We usually punctuate them with a comma or an exclamation point:
Hey, get off of my foot.
Ouch, that hurt.
Crosby sure can skate, eh?
Struth! I can't believe Liam married Bianca.
As you will note from the previous examples, they can be quite regional. (Note: "struth" is often used like an interjection but is a noun, "god's truth.")
There are two rather unique aspects of interjections:
First, when they are punctuated with with an exclamation point (an intonation mark often used for complete sentences), they can stand by themselves. That is, they do not need a verb.
Second, they are not grammatically related to other parts of a sentence. They do not need to agree in number, time, or person.
Resources
The University of Ottawa, The University of Calgary, and Capital College all have useful explanations and examples of interjections.
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