interrogative
/ˌɪntəˈrɑɡətɪv/
adjective
- Having the form or force of a question; used in asking questions.
- The teacher used an interrogative tone to encourage students to think.
- She raised an interrogative eyebrow when she heard the strange noise.
- An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.
- Relating to or denoting a word (such as who, what, which) used to ask a question.
- In the sentence 'Where are you going?', 'where' is an interrogative adverb.
- The student learned the difference between interrogative and declarative sentences.
- 'Who' and 'what' are interrogative pronouns.
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noun
- A word used to ask a question, such as who, what, which, why, or how.
- An interrogative can be a pronoun, adverb, or determiner.
- In grammar class, we studied interrogatives like 'when' and 'where'.
- The child's first interrogatives were 'what' and 'why'.