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interrogative

gb/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/ us/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
C1 انگریزی
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adjective C1 property
1

asking questions; curious in tone

showing you are asking questions

استعمال کا انداز: an interrogative [look/tone/voice/question]
عام غلطی:
Don’t confuse with interrogation (formal questioning by police); an interrogative tone can be casual.
ہم معنی الفاظ
questioning (more common and less formal.) | inquiring (often suggests polite curiosity.)
متضاد الفاظ
assertive (states something rather than seeking information.)
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interrogative look |interrogative tone |interrogative voice |interrogative manner |interrogative expression |interrogative glance |interrogative eyebrow |interrogative pause |interrogative question
موضوعات
communication |emotions
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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

استعمال کا انداز: an interrogative [sentence/clause/word/pronoun]
عام غلطی:
Interrogative describes question forms; it does not mean “interesting question.”
ہم معنی الفاظ
question-forming (plain-English description used in teaching.)
متضاد الفاظ
declarative (used for statements rather than questions.)
لفظی تراکیب
interrogative sentence |interrogative clause |interrogative word |interrogative pronoun |interrogative determiner |interrogative adverb |interrogative form |interrogative structure |interrogative marker |interrogative intonation
موضوعات
language |education |grammar
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Is this an interrogative sentence?
  • We used an interrogative word to ask the question.
اسم technical C2 entity
3

a question word or form

(grammar) a word used to ask questions

استعمال کا انداز: an interrogative; interrogatives
عام غلطی:
Learners may assume it means any question; in grammar it often means a specific word like who/what.
ہم معنی الفاظ
question word (much more common in everyday teaching contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
statement (not a question form.)
لفظی تراکیب
use an interrogative |an interrogative word |interrogatives like who and what |list of interrogatives |interrogatives in English |interrogatives in questions |fronted interrogatives
موضوعات
language |education |grammar
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Who is an interrogative.
  • What is an interrogative word.
اسم technical C2 entity
4

a question (as a sentence type)

(grammar) a question sentence

استعمال کا انداز: an interrogative; interrogatives
عام غلطی:
This noun use is relatively uncommon; people usually just say “question.”
ہم معنی الفاظ
question (the normal everyday term.)
متضاد الفاظ
statement (opposite sentence type in many grammar descriptions.)
لفظی تراکیب
turn it into an interrogative |use an interrogative |change a declarative into an interrogative |interrogatives and imperatives
موضوعات
language |education |grammar
مثالیں
  • Rewrite the declaratives as interrogatives.
  • In spoken English, some interrogatives rely on intonation rather than inversion.
  • The worksheet has ten interrogatives and ten declaratives.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Write five interrogatives.
  • Turn the sentence into an interrogative.
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GB/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
US/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv/
ہجا بندی اور زور
in - ter - rog - at - ive (5 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
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Adjective
  • Base: interrogative
Noun
  • Base: interrogative
  • Plural: interrogatives
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
interrogatives noun
Core family
interrogate verb C1 interrogation noun B2 interrogator noun
Related words
question noun A1 questioning adjective
Negative and opposite forms
declarative adjective
Advanced or less common
interrogatively adverb C1
عبارات

interrogative clause

1
/ˈɪntˈɛɹəɡətɪv klˈɔz/
fixed phrase technical

clause with question meaning

a clause that is a question (or part of a question)

مثالیں
  • ‘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

مثالیں
  • 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

مثالیں
  • 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)

مثالیں
  • 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

مثالیں
  • 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

مثالیں
  • ‘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

مثالیں
  • ‘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

مثالیں
  • 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.
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