interrogative

Examples

• All

• One man said something in Irish, and another answered him in an interrogative tone.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Since each of these categories was based on one of the pre-planned interview topics, they were classed as interrogative.

  Academic text (1993)

• Each of the final five speeches by Eben and Lloyd is interrogative in form, and two seem to be genuine questions.

  Academic text (1996)

• The question itself—a marked shift from declarative certainty to interrogative doubt—expresses the ballad's increasing instability.

  Academic text (2010)

• She asked her teacher an interrogative question about the homework assignment.

• The interrogative sentence structure makes it clear that he is seeking information.

• During the lesson, the students practiced using interrogative sentences to improve their questioning skills.

Synonyms

I

interrogatory

vsinterrogative

• Formal

1 9.1

Showing that someone asks questions in a formal, serious way

is used for general asking rather than only legal or formal questioning

I

interrogational

vsinterrogative

• Specialized

7.7

The grammar and sound used to make questions

is about question form in general rather than specific grammar or intonation

I

inquiring

vsinterrogative

3.9

Curious and asking questions to learn more

refers to the grammatical form or act of asking questions rather than curiosity

Antonyms

D

declarative

• Specialized

7 6.3

Relating to sentences that state facts or give information

Compounds

I

interrogative pronoun

• Specialized

3.6

A word that people use to ask a question, like who or what

I

interrogative sentence

• Specialized

3.4

A sentence that asks a question and waits for an answer

I

interrogative mood

• Specialized

6.5

A way to make a sentence that asks a question, like 'Are you coming?'

How Questioning

interrogative

• Specialized

1 6.1

interrogational

7.4

declarative

• Specialized

7 6.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology