interrogative

/,intə'rɔgətiv/
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interrogative

An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Relating to questions or inquiry: Having the nature of, expressing, or used in asking a question.
    • Grammatical mood: In grammar, relating to the form of a verb or sentence used to ask a question.

  2. Noun:

    • A word used to ask a question: A word, such as "who," "what," "when," "where," "why," or "how," that introduces a question.
    • A sentence that asks a question: A sentence of inquiry; a question.
Examples

  • Adjective:

    • She used an interrogative tone when she asked for my name.
    • In "Where are you going?", the word "where" is an interrogative adverb.

  • Noun:

    • "Which" and "whose" are interrogatives.
    • His reply was a simple interrogative: "Why?"
Advanced Usage

  • Interrogative mood: A grammatical mood used for asking questions. Not all languages have a distinct interrogative mood.

    • Some languages, unlike English, have a specific verb inflection for the interrogative mood.

  • Interrogative pronoun: A pronoun (e.g., who, whom, what, which, whose) used to ask a question.

    • "What is that?" In this sentence, "what" is an interrogative pronoun.
Variants and Related Words
  • Interrogation (n): The action of interrogating or questioning someone formally.
    • The suspect was taken in for interrogation.
  • Interrogator (n): A person who questions someone, especially formally.
    • The interrogator asked a series of rapid questions.
Synonyms
  • Questioning (adj): Inquiring.
  • Inquisitive (adj): Curious, eager for knowledge.
  • Query (n): A question, especially one asking for information.
Related Phrases
  • Interrogative sentence: A sentence that asks a direct question and ends with a question mark.
    • "Are you coming?" is an interrogative sentence.
  • Interrogative word/wh-word: A word that introduces a question (who, what, where, when, why, how).
    • In English, many questions begin with an interrogative word.
interrogative

An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.

Adjective
  1. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
  2. relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood
    • not all questions have an interrogative construction
Noun
  1. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
  2. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
    • he asked a direct question
    • he had trouble phrasing his interrogations

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