INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does interrogative sentence mean? 

• INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE (noun)
  The noun INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE has 1 sense:

1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

  Familiarity information: INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

interrogation; interrogative; interrogative sentence; question

Context example:

he had trouble phrasing his interrogations

Hypernyms ("interrogative sentence" is a kind of...):

sentence (a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interrogative sentence"):

cross-question (a question asked in cross-examination)

leading question (a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination)

yes-no question (a question that can be answered by yes or no)