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Interrogative Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Interrogative has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

"he asked a direct question"

"he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

2

some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood

3

A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.

Adjective
1

relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood

"not all questions have an interrogative construction"

2

relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

3

Asking or denoting a question: as, an interrogative phrase, pronoun, or point.

Example Sentences
"he asked a direct question" noun
"he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" noun
"not all questions have an interrogative construction" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
declaratory asserting
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sentence mood
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cross-question leading question yes-no question
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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