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Meanings of interrogative mood in English

Some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "interrogative"
        Examples for "interrogative"
        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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        Usage of interrogative mood in English
        1
        "What is a pound?" asked Sir Robert Peel in an interrogative mood futile as Pilate's.
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