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# question

«question» in Mova's school dictionary: **a sentence that asks something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (question, questions); verb (question, questions, questioned, questioning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A question is a sentence that asks something. You answer a question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#m1)

2) A question is a problem on a test or quiz. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#m2)

3) A question is a matter to think about or decide: «It's a question of time». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#m3)

4) To question someone is to ask them many things, like the police do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#m4)

5) To question something is to doubt it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: things counted on a test or quiz; also the asking sentence at the end of a word problem that tells what to find. In school: «put your hand up to ask a question». In science: a good investigation starts with a question. In stories: «out of the question» means impossible; «without question» means for sure.

### examples

- The test has 20 questions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x1)
- She got 17 questions right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x2)
- Each question is worth 5 points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x3)
- How many questions did he get wrong? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x4)
- Put up your hand if you have a question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x5)
- A question ends with a question mark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x6)
- Scientists start with a question and test their ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x7)
- The police questioned the witness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x8)
- Staying up all night is out of the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x9)
- Her mother had been questioning her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/#x10)

### note

Questions on a test are counted: right + wrong = all. The last sentence of a problem is the question and tells what to find. Trap: read the question (the last sentence) carefully before choosing the operation. Written questions end with «?». It is always fine to question something that seems wrong.

### In the corpora

- [A job interview is a meeting where an employer asks questions to decide whom to hire; several people usually compete for one job.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/8/)
- [Being arrested means the police think someone may have committed a crime and will question them; it is not yet proof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/8/)
- [Good questions are: who made it, where else is it reported, and is it trying to make me angry?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/3/)
- [Never sign something you do not understand; asking questions first is what sensible adults do.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/17/)
- [Three questions stop most cruel gossip: is it true, is it kind, is it needed?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «question» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.