interrogative sentence

Cultural  

1. The kind of sentence that asks a question and uses a question mark: “How can I do that?”

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Example Sentences

What kind of inflection should be used at the end of an interrogative sentence?

From 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by Hathaway, B. A.

Shall, in an interrogative sentence, in the first and third persons, consults the will or judgment of another; in the second person, it inquires concerning the intention or future action of another.

From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly

Exclamatory; a declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentence that expresses violent emotion, such as terror, surprise, or anger; as, You shall take that book! or, Can that book be mine?

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas

In the interrogative sentence, the subject is frequently after the verb.

From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt

Will, in an interrogative sentence, in the second person, asks concerning the wish, and, in the third person, concerning the purpose or future action of others.

From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly