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The '''interrogative''' is one of the [[mood]]s of the [[verb]]. It is the mood of asking or questioning. In [[present-day English]], questions are formed in two main ways.
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The '''interrogative''' is one of the [[mood]]s of the [[verb]]: it is the mood of asking or questioning. In [[present-day English]], there is no [[inflect]]ion for '''interrogation''': the mood of the sentence is formed by the structure, and particularly the structure of the [[verb phrase]]. of thequestions are formed in two main ways.
 
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These are normally the [[base form]] of the verb; sometimes they can be the [[base form]] of an [[auxiliary verb]] used with the appropriate [[infinitive]] of the [[lexical verb]]. The imperative verb is normally in [[aspect|simple aspect]], and does not have [[tense]]. The imperative sentence does not usually have a [[Subject]]. (The Subject is usually taken as an unsaid 'You'.) The imperative sentence may also contain any of the types of [[Complement]]  and/or [[adverbial]]s.
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The interrogative sentence may also contain any of the types of [[Complement]]  and/or [[adverbial]]s.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:55, 4 May 2008

The interrogative is one of the moods of the verb: it is the mood of asking or questioning. In present-day English, there is no inflection for interrogation: the mood of the sentence is formed by the structure, and particularly the structure of the verb phrase. of thequestions are formed in two main ways.

The interrogative sentence may also contain any of the types of Complement and/or adverbials.


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