interrogative
gb/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/ us/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
C1
Engelska
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adjective
C1
property
1
asking questions; curious in tone
showing you are asking questions
Användningsmönster:
an interrogative [look/tone/voice/question]
Vanligt misstag:
Don’t confuse with interrogation (formal questioning by police); an interrogative tone can be casual.
Synonymer
questioning (more common and less formal.)
|
inquiring (often suggests polite curiosity.)
Antonymer
assertive (states something rather than seeking information.)
Ordkombinationer
interrogative look
|interrogative tone
|interrogative voice
|interrogative manner
|interrogative expression
|interrogative glance
|interrogative eyebrow
|interrogative pause
|interrogative question
Teman
communication
|emotions
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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
Användningsmönster:
an interrogative [sentence/clause/word/pronoun]
Vanligt misstag:
Interrogative describes question forms; it does not mean “interesting question.”
Synonymer
question-forming (plain-English description used in teaching.)
Antonymer
declarative (used for statements rather than questions.)
Ordkombinationer
interrogative sentence
|interrogative clause
|interrogative word
|interrogative pronoun
|interrogative determiner
|interrogative adverb
|interrogative form
|interrogative structure
|interrogative marker
|interrogative intonation
Teman
language
|education
|grammar
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- Is this an interrogative sentence?
- We used an interrogative word to ask the question.
Substantiv
technical
C2
entity
3
a question word or form
(grammar) a word used to ask questions
Användningsmönster:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may assume it means any question; in grammar it often means a specific word like who/what.
Synonymer
question word (much more common in everyday teaching contexts.)
Antonymer
statement (not a question form.)
Ordkombinationer
use an interrogative
|an interrogative word
|interrogatives like who and what
|list of interrogatives
|interrogatives in English
|interrogatives in questions
|fronted interrogatives
Teman
language
|education
|grammar
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- Who is an interrogative.
- What is an interrogative word.
Substantiv
technical
C2
entity
4
a question (as a sentence type)
(grammar) a question sentence
Användningsmönster:
an interrogative; interrogatives
Vanligt misstag:
This noun use is relatively uncommon; people usually just say “question.”
Synonymer
question (the normal everyday term.)
Antonymer
statement (opposite sentence type in many grammar descriptions.)
Ordkombinationer
turn it into an interrogative
|use an interrogative
|change a declarative into an interrogative
|interrogatives and imperatives
Teman
language
|education
|grammar
Exempel
- Rewrite the declaratives as interrogatives.
- In spoken English, some interrogatives rely on intonation rather than inversion.
- The worksheet has ten interrogatives and ten declaratives.
Exempel för inlärare
- Write five interrogatives.
- Turn the sentence into an interrogative.
Grammatik
Grundform
interrogative
IPA
GB/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
US/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
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Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Ordformer
Adjective
- Base: interrogative
Noun
- Base: interrogative
- Plural: interrogatives
Ordfamilj
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
Uttryck
interrogative clause
1/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
technical
clause with question meaning
a clause that is a question (or part of a question)
Exempel
- ‘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
Exempel
- 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
Exempel
- 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)
Exempel
- 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
Exempel
- 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
Exempel
- ‘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
Exempel
- ‘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
Exempel
- 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.