interrogative
gb/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/ us/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
C1
Αγγλικά
Σημασίες
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adjective
C1
property
1
asking questions; curious in tone
showing you are asking questions
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an interrogative [look/tone/voice/question]
Συχνό λάθος:
Don’t confuse with interrogation (formal questioning by police); an interrogative tone can be casual.
Συνώνυμα
questioning (more common and less formal.)
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inquiring (often suggests polite curiosity.)
Αντώνυμα
assertive (states something rather than seeking information.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
interrogative look
|interrogative tone
|interrogative voice
|interrogative manner
|interrogative expression
|interrogative glance
|interrogative eyebrow
|interrogative pause
|interrogative question
Θέματα
communication
|emotions
Παραδείγματα
- She gave me an interrogative look, as if she didn’t believe a word of it.
- His interrogative tone made the meeting feel like an interview.
- One interrogative pause from her was enough to make him explain himself.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He spoke in an interrogative tone.
- She gave me an interrogative look.
adjective
technical
C1
property
2
used to form questions (grammar)
(grammar) used for asking a question
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an interrogative [sentence/clause/word/pronoun]
Συχνό λάθος:
Interrogative describes question forms; it does not mean “interesting question.”
Συνώνυμα
question-forming (plain-English description used in teaching.)
Αντώνυμα
declarative (used for statements rather than questions.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
interrogative sentence
|interrogative clause
|interrogative word
|interrogative pronoun
|interrogative determiner
|interrogative adverb
|interrogative form
|interrogative structure
|interrogative marker
|interrogative intonation
Θέματα
language
|education
|grammar
Παραδείγματα
- In English, we often use auxiliary verbs to form interrogative sentences.
- The teacher asked us to underline the interrogative words in the dialogue.
- Rising intonation can signal an interrogative meaning even without word order changes.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Is this an interrogative sentence?
- We used an interrogative word to ask the question.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
C2
entity
3
a question word or form
(grammar) a word used to ask questions
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may assume it means any question; in grammar it often means a specific word like who/what.
Συνώνυμα
question word (much more common in everyday teaching contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
statement (not a question form.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
use an interrogative
|an interrogative word
|interrogatives like who and what
|list of interrogatives
|interrogatives in English
|interrogatives in questions
|fronted interrogatives
Θέματα
language
|education
|grammar
Παραδείγματα
- English has several interrogatives, including who, what, and which.
- In this exercise, circle each interrogative and identify its function.
- ‘Whether’ is an interrogative often used in embedded questions.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Who is an interrogative.
- What is an interrogative word.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
C2
entity
4
a question (as a sentence type)
(grammar) a question sentence
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Συχνό λάθος:
This noun use is relatively uncommon; people usually just say “question.”
Συνώνυμα
question (the normal everyday term.)
Αντώνυμα
statement (opposite sentence type in many grammar descriptions.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
turn it into an interrogative
|use an interrogative
|change a declarative into an interrogative
|interrogatives and imperatives
Θέματα
language
|education
|grammar
Παραδείγματα
- Rewrite the declaratives as interrogatives.
- In spoken English, some interrogatives rely on intonation rather than inversion.
- The worksheet has ten interrogatives and ten declaratives.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Write five interrogatives.
- Turn the sentence into an interrogative.
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Λημματική μορφή
interrogative
IPA
GB/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
US/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
in - ter - rog - at - ive (5 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: interrogative
Noun
- Base: interrogative
- Plural: interrogatives
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
interrogatives
noun
Core family
Related words
question
noun A1
questioning
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
declarative
adjective
Advanced or less common
interrogatively
adverb C1
Εκφράσεις
interrogative clause
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
technical
clause with question meaning
a clause that is a question (or part of a question)
Παραδείγματα
- ‘Where he lives’ is an interrogative clause in ‘I don’t know where he lives.’
- Some interrogative clauses are yes/no questions introduced by ‘if’ or ‘whether’.
- The report analyzes how interrogative clauses function in interviews.
interrogative determiner
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
determiner used in questions
a word like which/what/whose before a noun in a question
Παραδείγματα
- In ‘Which jacket is yours?’, ‘which’ is an interrogative determiner.
- ‘Whose’ is an interrogative determiner in ‘Whose phone is this?’
- ‘What’ can act as an interrogative determiner in ‘What time is it?’
interrogative form
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv fˈɔɹm/
fixed phrase
technical
question form of a sentence
the grammar used to make a question
Παραδείγματα
- Put these sentences into interrogative form.
- The verb ‘be’ forms the interrogative form without ‘do’ support.
- In informal speech, people sometimes use statements with rising intonation instead of full interrogative form.
interrogative intonation
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv ɪntənˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
rising pitch that signals a question
question intonation (often rising)
Παραδείγματα
- He repeated the sentence with interrogative intonation to show it was a question.
- In some varieties of English, statements can become questions through interrogative intonation alone.
- Practice adding interrogative intonation to yes/no questions.
interrogative mood
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv mˈud/
fixed phrase
technical
grammatical mood for questions
(grammar) the mood used for questions
Παραδείγματα
- Some languages have an interrogative mood marked by a particle.
- The paper compares the interrogative mood across dialects.
- In English, interrogativity is usually expressed through word order and intonation rather than a dedicated mood marker.
interrogative pronoun
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
fixed phrase
technical
pronoun used to ask questions
a pronoun like who or what used in questions
Παραδείγματα
- ‘Who’ is an interrogative pronoun in the question ‘Who called?’
- In ‘Which do you prefer?’, ‘which’ is an interrogative pronoun.
- Some interrogative pronouns can also be used in indirect questions.
interrogative sentence
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv sˈɛntəns/
fixed phrase
technical
sentence that asks a question
a question sentence
Παραδείγματα
- ‘Did you see it?’ is an interrogative sentence.
- The writer uses short interrogative sentences to create suspense.
- In English, word order often changes in interrogative sentences.
interrogative word
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv wˈɚd/
fixed phrase
technical
word that introduces a question
a question word like why or where
Παραδείγματα
- Start the question with an interrogative word like ‘where’ or ‘when’.
- ‘How’ is an interrogative word in ‘How did it happen?’
- In indirect questions, the interrogative word often stays the same.