interrogative — Dictionnaire anglais

Adjectif

1. Asking or denoting a question.

   Exemples

   an interrogative phrase

   an interrogative pronoun

   Plus d’exemples (2)

   The regular place of the interrogative word, of whatever kind, is at the beginning of the sentence, or as near it as possible.

   An interrogative particle ke is placed at the end of a question. […] The interrogative words are placed at the beginning of the sentence

2. Pertaining to inquiry; questioning

   Exemples

   He took on an interrogative tone of voice.

   Thus speaking, the good man regarded his lady with an interrogative look. "I do n't know, dear!" she replied kindly, and sighing again.

Nom

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

   Exemples

   When question words are used, it is not necessary to add the ke particle, as it is already embedded in the interrogative

2. Synonym of question mark ⟨?⟩.

   Usage

   • archaïque

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (2)

   There be five manner of points and divisions most used among cunning men; the which if they be well used, make the sentence very light and easy to be understood, both to the reader and hearer: and they be these, virgil,—come,—parenthesis,—plain point,—interrogative.

   Whoever introduced the several points, it seems that a full-point, a point called come, answering to our colon-point, a point called virgil answering to our comma-point, the parenthesis-points and interrogative-point, were used at the close of the fourteenth, or beginning of the fifteenth century.

3. A question; an interrogation.

   Usage

   • rare

   Exemples

   "Who are you, sir, and what is your business?" demanded the Marquis... "That is a fair interrogative, my lord," answered Dalgetty.

Adjectif

1. relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood

   Exemples

   not all questions have an interrogative construction

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

   Synonymes

   interrogatory

   Antonymes

   declarative

Nom

1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

   Synonymes

   questioninterrogationinterrogative sentence

   Termes génériques

   sentence

   Exemples

   he asked a direct question

   he had trouble phrasing his interrogations

2. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood

   Synonymes

   interrogative mood

   Termes génériques

   moodmodemodality