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title: interrogative — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «interrogative» in the school dictionary: Interrogative means used to ask a question: an interrogative sentence ends with a question mark. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# interrogative

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**Who acts:** Interrogative, interrogative sentence, interrogative look, bag, you, She · **What happens:** mean, use, ask, end, be, seem · **To what, where:** question, question word, interrogative sentence, interrogatives, statement, interrogative form · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«interrogative» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [interrogative in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interrogative.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Interrogative means used to ask a question: an interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:m1:1
# text = Interrogative means used to ask a question: an interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.
1	Interrogative	interrogative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	interrogative	interrogative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Interrogative |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive |  | a question |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |
| 4 | **end** | present | a interrogative sentence |  |  |  |  | with a question mark | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with mark=Subeventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: grammar, noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An interrogative is a question word, such as who, what, where, when, why, which or how.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:m2:1
# text = An interrogative is a question word, such as who, what, where, when, why, which or how.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	interrogative	interrogative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a interrogative | a question word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An interrogative look or tone seems to be asking a question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:m3:1
# text = An interrogative look or tone seems to be asking a question.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	interrogative	interrogative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
9	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	xcomp	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | a interrogative look or tone |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive · progressive | a interrogative look or tone *not said here* | a question |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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«Where is my bag?» is an interrogative sentence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:x1:1
# text = «Where is my bag?» is an interrogative sentence.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	interrogative	interrogative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my bag |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | my bag *not said here* | a interrogative sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Who, what and why are interrogatives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:x2:1
# text = Who, what and why are interrogatives.
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	interrogatives	interrogative	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | interrogatives |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Turn the statement into the interrogative form.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:x3:1
# text = Turn the statement into the interrogative form.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	interrogative	interrogative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statement |  | the interrogative form |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent statement=Theme into form=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:x4:1
# text = An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	interrogative	interrogative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | a interrogative sentence |  |  |  |  | with a question mark | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with mark=Subeventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She gave me an interrogative look.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:x5:1
# text = She gave me an interrogative look.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	interrogative	interrogative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a interrogative look | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient look=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write three interrogative sentences about the story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogative:x6:1
# text = Write three interrogative sentences about the story.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	interrogative	interrogative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | three interrogative sentences |  |  |  | about the story | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sentence=Recipient about story=Topic |

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