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interrogational

interrogational

7.7
The grammar and sound used to make questions
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntəˈrɒɡeɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
: interrogacional
  • The teacher explained the interrogational structure used in English questions.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the interrogational intonation patterns in different languages.

  • Her tone became interrogational as she asked for more details.

  • The interrogational tone is crucial.

  • Is this interrogational style effective?

  • The teacher explained the interrogational structure used in forming questions for clarity.

  • Researchers studied the interrogational intonation patterns that vary across different languages.

  • In her presentation, she highlighted the interrogational forms that help frame effective inquiries.

Synonyms

questioning
vsinterrogational
8 3.9

Showing doubt or wanting to know more

concerns grammatical forms and intonation used to ask
interrogatory
vsinterrogational
  • Formal
1 9.1

Showing that someone asks questions in a formal, serious way

focuses on grammatical form, intonation, and function of asking

How Questioning

interrogational
  • Specialized
7.7
declarative
  • Specialized
7 6.3

Surface Forms

interrogational positive

Morphology

interrogational = interrogation (transparent) = interrogat + ion + al

The word directly combines 'interrogation' with '-al', and the specialized grammatical meaning is still plainly question-related.

Etymology

Interrogational comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and rogare 'to ask', like the word interrogative. So in grammar it points to question forms or to a rising question tone, meaning anything that marks a sentence as asking a question.