interrogative
gb/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/ us/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
C1
Inggris
Makna
0 makna
adjective
C1
property
1
asking questions; curious in tone
showing you are asking questions
Pola penggunaan:
an interrogative [look/tone/voice/question]
Kesalahan umum:
Don’t confuse with interrogation (formal questioning by police); an interrogative tone can be casual.
Sinonim
questioning (more common and less formal.)
|
inquiring (often suggests polite curiosity.)
Antonim
assertive (states something rather than seeking information.)
Kolokasi
interrogative look
|interrogative tone
|interrogative voice
|interrogative manner
|interrogative expression
|interrogative glance
|interrogative eyebrow
|interrogative pause
|interrogative question
Tema
communication
|emotions
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- 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
Pola penggunaan:
an interrogative [sentence/clause/word/pronoun]
Kesalahan umum:
Interrogative describes question forms; it does not mean “interesting question.”
Sinonim
question-forming (plain-English description used in teaching.)
Antonim
declarative (used for statements rather than questions.)
Kolokasi
interrogative sentence
|interrogative clause
|interrogative word
|interrogative pronoun
|interrogative determiner
|interrogative adverb
|interrogative form
|interrogative structure
|interrogative marker
|interrogative intonation
Tema
language
|education
|grammar
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- Is this an interrogative sentence?
- We used an interrogative word to ask the question.
Kata benda
technical
C2
entity
3
a question word or form
(grammar) a word used to ask questions
Pola penggunaan:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Kesalahan umum:
Learners may assume it means any question; in grammar it often means a specific word like who/what.
Sinonim
question word (much more common in everyday teaching contexts.)
Antonim
statement (not a question form.)
Kolokasi
use an interrogative
|an interrogative word
|interrogatives like who and what
|list of interrogatives
|interrogatives in English
|interrogatives in questions
|fronted interrogatives
Tema
language
|education
|grammar
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- Who is an interrogative.
- What is an interrogative word.
Kata benda
technical
C2
entity
4
a question (as a sentence type)
(grammar) a question sentence
Pola penggunaan:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Kesalahan umum:
This noun use is relatively uncommon; people usually just say “question.”
Sinonim
question (the normal everyday term.)
Antonim
statement (opposite sentence type in many grammar descriptions.)
Kolokasi
turn it into an interrogative
|use an interrogative
|change a declarative into an interrogative
|interrogatives and imperatives
Tema
language
|education
|grammar
Contoh
- Rewrite the declaratives as interrogatives.
- In spoken English, some interrogatives rely on intonation rather than inversion.
- The worksheet has ten interrogatives and ten declaratives.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- Write five interrogatives.
- Turn the sentence into an interrogative.
Tata bahasa
Bentuk kamus
interrogative
IPA
GB/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
US/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
Suku kata & tekanan
in - ter - rog - at - ive (5 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Bentuk kata
Adjective
- Base: interrogative
Noun
- Base: interrogative
- Plural: interrogatives
Kata terkait
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
Ungkapan
interrogative clause
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
technical
clause with question meaning
a clause that is a question (or part of a question)
Contoh
- ‘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
Contoh
- 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
Contoh
- 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)
Contoh
- 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
Contoh
- 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
Contoh
- ‘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
Contoh
- ‘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
Contoh
- 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.