INTERROGATIVE


Meaning of INTERROGATIVE in English

I. adjective

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Convincing confirmation of this analysis is provided by the interrogative adverbs how and why in their use with the infinitive.

In negative and interrogative contexts, on the other hand, the event's taking place in time is denied or questioned.

No sign of grammar here: no interrogative forms, modal verbs, question tags; no sentence at all.

She tipped her head towards the right-hand passage and lifted an interrogative eyebrow.

II. noun

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So if imperatives and interrogatives express wishes and wonderings it is in a somewhat different sense. 3.

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