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Meanings of interrogative in English

Portuguese
questão
Catalan
interrogació
Spanish
cuestión

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply.

questão

Relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation.

Some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood.

Mood.

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Usage of interrogative in English
1
Au-nish, interrogative pronoun what; au-naw-tchi, relative pronoun what; e-we, relative pronoun that.
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2
The lady raised her pale eyebrows with an expression of interrogative scorn.
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3
Is the interrogative form of the last sentence better than the declarative?
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4
By a figurative, paradoxical, or interrogative form, the title may pique curiosity.
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5
Immediately Isaac relaxed and turned to face forward, eyes just slightly interrogative.
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6
I protest, the very man! There was an interrogative roar from within.
Romance
7
This is the regular form of interrogative in the third person.
Frédéric Mistral / Poet and Leader in Provence
8
Before C-3PO could phrase a properly courteous interrogative, she said, Contact Captain Typho.
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9
His head continued in the interrogative position when it had resumed its elevation.
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10
The animal paused on the threshold, interrogative alert, ready for flight if necessary.
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11
If the interrogative word is an adverb, the order is transposed.
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12
With a bird-like lifting of the head she gave a sidelong interrogative glance.
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13
He paused, and his eyes behind the glasses were mildly interrogative.
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14
Gordon Wright, in spite of Bernard's interrogative glances, indulged in no optical confidences.
Confidence
15
The psycho-integrator isn't any standard interrogative technique; it's dangerous and treacherous.
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16
When the interrogative word is an adverb, what is the order?
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Interrogative through the time
Interrogative across language varieties
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