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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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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 the sentence.  
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*For notes on how to formulate questions, you should see either  [[Direcxt question]]s or [[indirect question]]s.
  
 
The interrogative sentence may also contain any of the types of [[Complement]]  and/or [[adverbial]]s.
 
The interrogative sentence may also contain any of the types of [[Complement]]  and/or [[adverbial]]s.

Revision as of 15:08, 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 the sentence.

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