interrogative

pronoun

Noun's grammatical replacement

• wh-wordsQuestion-forming word class
• clauseProvision in agreement
• syntaxRules for arranging words

who · what · where · when · why · how · which · whose · whom · whether

question

Request for information

• queryRequest for information
• inquiryRequest for information
• yes-noLimited to two responses

rhetorical · open-ended · closed-ended · clarification · follow-up · prompt

questioning

Seeking answers through inquiry

• cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
• interviewFormal questioning session
• depositionFormal testimony under oath

examination · probe · debriefing · grilling · inquisition · witness · testimony · suspect · detective · prosecution

inquisitive

Eager to learn more

• probingThoroughly investigating something
• searchingLooking to find
• inquiringSeeking information actively

questioning · wondering · investigative · analytical · exploratory · speculative · skeptical · scrutinizing · quizzical · prying

subjunctive

Verb mood expressing unreality

• indicativeServing as a sign
• imperativeUnavoidably necessary
• conditionalDependent on prerequisites

modality · inflection · conjugation · tense · aspect · potential

• question tonescurious, skeptical, doubtful, probing, inquisitive
• grammar partsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
• radio lingoroger, copy, over, out, 10-4
• sentencessimple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, declarative, imperative
• syntaxsentence, verb, noun, adjective, adverb
• Sanskrit Particlesca, ha, hi, id, ma