{"id":4312,"date":"2021-04-03T10:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T17:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/?p=4312"},"modified":"2021-04-10T13:36:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T20:36:53","slug":"what-is-an-interrogative-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-is-an-interrogative-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Interrogative Sentence? Definition, Examples, &amp; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exchanging information is one of the main reasons people use the English language (or any language for that matter). To exchange information, we often need to ask and answer questions. While the latter usually requires declarative sentences or statements, the former requires <\/span><b><i>interrogative sentences<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In today\u2019s guide, we will define interrogative sentences, explain their function, and expand on the role of interrogative pronouns. So, let\u2019s get started!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Interrogative Sentence Definition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An interrogative sentence asks a question. Interrogative sentences are usually distinguished from other types of sentences with an inverted structure. In other words, the predicate (verb) often comes before the subject. To better understand interrogative sentences in relation to other sentence types, let\u2019s take a closer look at how interrogative sentences compare to declarative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in English.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4 Types of Sentences in English<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are four basic <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/the-four-sentence-types-in-english\/\">sentence types<\/a> in English:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Declarative Sentence <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; A sentence that makes a statement or offers an opinion.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The police station is over there.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Imperative Sentence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; A sentence that issues a directive (demand, request, advice, invitation, or instruction).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bring me a fresh towel, please.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Interrogative Sentence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; A sentence that asks a question.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What do you want to do today?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Exclamatory Sentence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; A sentence that makes a statement with emotional emphasis (it always ends with an exclamation point).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m late for school!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interrogative Sentence Examples<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, let\u2019s examine some different examples of interrogative sentences:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Pronoun<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Primary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Secondary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">doing?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To answer this question, you could say something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><b>Predicate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Pronoun<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Primary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Secondary<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Preposition<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Determiner<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Noun<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">am<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">going<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mall.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see, a standard declarative statement can answer the question above. When making a declarative statement, the subject usually appears before the main verb. However, when you ask a question, the subject and verb are usually reversed so that the primary verb appears before the subject. Let\u2019s look at a few more examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Interrogative Sentence (Question)<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Pronoun<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Primary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Secondary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Adverb<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">did<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">arrive<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">late?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Declarative Sentence (Answer)<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><b>Predicate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Pronoun<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Primary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Determiner<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Noun<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missed<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bus.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Interrogative Sentence (Question)<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Main Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Secondary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Noun<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">like<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pizza?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Declarative Sentence (Answer)<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Adverbial Clause<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Predicate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Adverb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Pronoun<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Main Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes,<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">do.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Interrogative Sentence (Question)<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Adverb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Primary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Secondary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">they<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">traveled?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Declarative Sentence (Answer)<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><b>Predicate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Pronoun<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Primary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Secondary Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Determiner<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Noun<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">traveled<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Europe.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interrogative Pronouns<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might have noticed that some of the example questions above started with a pronoun. When a question begins with a pronoun, these parts of speech are known as <\/span><b><i>interrogative pronouns<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Here are some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Who<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to a person who is the subject of the question.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>Who<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wants to get Chinese for dinner?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Whom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to a person who is the object of the question.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About <\/span><\/i><b><i>whom<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are you speaking?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>What<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to a thing.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>What<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> time is it?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Which<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to a person or a thing.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>Which<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shirt do you like best?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Whose <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Refers to ownership of a thing by a person.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>Whose<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> car is that?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interrogative Adverbs<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s important to note that interrogative pronouns are not a requirement when forming interrogative sentences. There are also many question words that are not pronouns. Some of the most common question words are interrogative adverbs. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Why<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to the reason for an action or occurrence.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>Why<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> didn\u2019t you check the tire pressure before we left?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Where<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to the location of something.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>Where<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the nearest gas station?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>How<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to the way in which an action is done or by what means it can be accomplished.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>How<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are we going to get home?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>When<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Refers to the time that an action or event takes place.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><i>When<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will we arrive at the train station?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rather than asking about specific people or things (subjects and objects), adverbial phrases often ask about actions (verbs). Interrogative adverbs are always immediately followed by the main verb.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other Question Words<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s important to note that there are many different ways to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/how-to-ask-questions-in-english\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ask questions in English<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You don\u2019t have to use interrogative pronouns or adverbs at all. In fact, many of the most common questions use auxiliary verbs, modal verbs, or \u201cto be\u201d verbs. These are frequently known as Yes\/No questions because there are only two ways to answer them \u2014 yes or no! Here are a few examples of interrogative sentences that do not require interrogative pronouns or adverbs:<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Could you do me a favor?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you busy?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did he pay for his drink?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will they be ready for the party on time?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Should we take a taxi?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can you hold my bag for a second?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, there is one more common type of interrogative sentence that does not require a standard, interrogative <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/parts-of-speech-in-english-overview\/\">part of speech<\/a>. It is known as a tag question. Tag questions can be rhetorical, meaning that no one is expected to provide an answer. Even when an answer is expected, a tag question simply aims to confirm the validity of something that you (the person asking the question) believe to be true. Here are a few examples:<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have enough time to stop by the house first, don\u2019t we?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These shoes aren\u2019t very cheap, are they?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I should get going, shouldn\u2019t I?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They can\u2019t just leave without saying goodbye, can they?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He doesn\u2019t know how to swim, does he?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She needs to talk to her professor, does she?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To briefly recap, an interrogative sentence is simply a question. There are many different ways to ask questions in English, and though not all questions require traditional interrogative parts of speech (pronouns and adverbs), they are still interrogative sentences. Now that you know what the term means, you can start expanding your English skills by forming different kinds of interrogative sentences in your own speech and writing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019d like to hear native English speakers using interrogative sentences and other types of sentence structures in English, be sure to subscribe to the Magoosh <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKwaubtv7Pl6iQqGw97YEgg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> channel today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exchanging information is one of the main reasons people use the English language (or any language for that matter). 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