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Interrogative

This document discusses interrogative sentences. It defines interrogative sentences as sentences that ask questions and end with a question mark. It then describes the main types of interrogative sentences: yes/no interrogatives which can be answered with yes or no, alternative interrogatives which provide choices, wh-interrogatives which begin with wh-words and require open-ended answers, and tag questions which are questions added to the end of statements. Examples are provided for each type of interrogative sentence.

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Interrogative

This document discusses interrogative sentences. It defines interrogative sentences as sentences that ask questions and end with a question mark. It then describes the main types of interrogative sentences: yes/no interrogatives which can be answered with yes or no, alternative interrogatives which provide choices, wh-interrogatives which begin with wh-words and require open-ended answers, and tag questions which are questions added to the end of statements. Examples are provided for each type of interrogative sentence.

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INTERROGATIVE

SENTENCES
Prepared by:
YUMUL, Sarah P.
DELOS REYES, Danica A.
PARAGAS, Trizzha T.
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
• who • when

• whom • where

• whose • why

• what • which

• how
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
• Interrogative sentences allow you
to gather information and clear up
confusion as well as engage in
interesting conversations with
others.
It's also useful in writing
as an organizational tool;
for example, you can set up
questions as headers and
answer them to explain a
concept in more detail in
expository writing.
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
• Sentences that ask a question
are called interrogative
sentences. They’re easy to
spot -they always end with a
question mark (?). But it’s
not quite as simple as that.
All interrogative sentences are
not the same.
TYPES OF
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES

• Yes/No interrogatives

• Alternative interrogatives
• Wh-interrogatives
• Tag questions
TYPES OF
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES

YES/NO
INTERROGATIVES
• Yes/no interrogatives
are questions that can
be answered with a yes
or a no response.

You probably ask or are


asked these questions
every day.
YES/NO INTERROGATIVES
EXAMPLES:
• Mister, can you spare a dime?
• Did you take your vitamin this morning?

• Do you have your homework ready?

•Are you ready to go?


• Did you go to the game Friday night?
TYPES OF
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES

ALTERNATIVE
INTERROGATIVES
• Alternative
interrogatives are
questions that provide
for two or more
alternative answers.

• In other words, you’re


providing a choice.
• "or"
ALTERNATIVE INTERROGATIVES
EXAMPLES:
• Would you prefer chocolate or
vanilla ice cream?
• Should I call or email you?

• Do you want coffee, tea, or soda?

• Is she mad or just tired?


TYPES OF
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES

WH-INTERROGATIVES
• Wh-interrogatives sentences begin
with a wh-word and call for an
open-ended answer.

• A yes or no answer isn’t appropriate


for these questions, nor does the
question provide alternative answers

• The answer can be a simple response


or complex explanation.
WH-INTERROGATIVES
EXAMPLES:
• What are you doing?
• Where do you live?
• Who is playing in the Super Bowl?

• What is the meaning of this?

• Which songs do you like best?


TAG QUESTIONS
• Tag questions are questions
attached or tagged onto the
ending of a declarative
statement.

• They transform a
declarative sentence into
an interrogative sentence.
TYPES OF
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
TAG QUESTIONS
EXAMPLES:
• You’re coming to the party,
aren’t you?
• There’s a game on today, isn’t
there?

• We need to get going now, don’t we?

• You live in the city,


don’t you?
INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
• Sometimes interrogative sentences
are actually declarative
sentences that have a question
mark at the end

• If you ask this type of


question, the last syllable of the
final word in the sentence is
spoken with a rising intonation.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
EXAMPLES:
• The bus has already left?
• The Saints won the Super Bowl?

•It’s snowing in Florida?


• You’ve lost 15 pounds already?
• Interrogative sentences are the
most simple to identify. They
always ask a question or request
information. Simply look for the
question mark at the end and you’ll
have no problem finding or
understanding the function of
interrogative sentences.

INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES
THANK YOU!

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