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interrogational

interrogational

7.7
The grammar and sound used to make questions
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntəˈrɒɡeɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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

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
questioning
vsinterrogational
3.9

Showing doubt or wanting to know more

concerns grammatical forms and intonation used to ask

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.