interrogative
gb/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/ us/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
C1
Inglés
Acepciones
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adjective
C1
property
1
asking questions; curious in tone
showing you are asking questions
Patrón de uso:
an interrogative [look/tone/voice/question]
Error frecuente:
Don’t confuse with interrogation (formal questioning by police); an interrogative tone can be casual.
Sinónimos
questioning (more common and less formal.)
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inquiring (often suggests polite curiosity.)
Antónimos
assertive (states something rather than seeking information.)
Colocaciones
interrogative look
|interrogative tone
|interrogative voice
|interrogative manner
|interrogative expression
|interrogative glance
|interrogative eyebrow
|interrogative pause
|interrogative question
Temas
communication
|emotions
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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
Patrón de uso:
an interrogative [sentence/clause/word/pronoun]
Error frecuente:
Interrogative describes question forms; it does not mean “interesting question.”
Sinónimos
question-forming (plain-English description used in teaching.)
Antónimos
declarative (used for statements rather than questions.)
Colocaciones
interrogative sentence
|interrogative clause
|interrogative word
|interrogative pronoun
|interrogative determiner
|interrogative adverb
|interrogative form
|interrogative structure
|interrogative marker
|interrogative intonation
Temas
language
|education
|grammar
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Is this an interrogative sentence?
- We used an interrogative word to ask the question.
Sustantivo
technical
C2
entity
3
a question word or form
(grammar) a word used to ask questions
Patrón de uso:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Error frecuente:
Learners may assume it means any question; in grammar it often means a specific word like who/what.
Sinónimos
question word (much more common in everyday teaching contexts.)
Antónimos
statement (not a question form.)
Colocaciones
use an interrogative
|an interrogative word
|interrogatives like who and what
|list of interrogatives
|interrogatives in English
|interrogatives in questions
|fronted interrogatives
Temas
language
|education
|grammar
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Who is an interrogative.
- What is an interrogative word.
Sustantivo
technical
C2
entity
4
a question (as a sentence type)
(grammar) a question sentence
Patrón de uso:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Error frecuente:
This noun use is relatively uncommon; people usually just say “question.”
Sinónimos
question (the normal everyday term.)
Antónimos
statement (opposite sentence type in many grammar descriptions.)
Colocaciones
turn it into an interrogative
|use an interrogative
|change a declarative into an interrogative
|interrogatives and imperatives
Temas
language
|education
|grammar
Ejemplos
- Rewrite the declaratives as interrogatives.
- In spoken English, some interrogatives rely on intonation rather than inversion.
- The worksheet has ten interrogatives and ten declaratives.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Write five interrogatives.
- Turn the sentence into an interrogative.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
interrogative
AFI
GB/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
US/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
Sílabas y acento
in - ter - rog - at - ive (5 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: interrogative
Noun
- Base: interrogative
- Plural: interrogatives
Familia de palabras
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
Expresiones
interrogative clause
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
technical
clause with question meaning
a clause that is a question (or part of a question)
Ejemplos
- ‘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
Ejemplos
- 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
Ejemplos
- 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)
Ejemplos
- 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
Ejemplos
- 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
Ejemplos
- ‘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
Ejemplos
- ‘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
Ejemplos
- 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.