noun
- A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply.
- usage: "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
- synonyms: question, interrogation, interrogative sentence
- Some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood.
- synonyms: interrogative mood
adjective
- Relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood.
- usage: "not all questions have an interrogative construction"
- Relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation.
- synonyms: interrogatory
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