Declarative vs Interrogative - What's the difference?
declarative | interrogative |
Expressing truth.
(computing, programming) That declares a construct.
Asking or denoting a question; pertaining to inquiry; questioning: as, an interrogative phrase, pronoun, or point; an interrogative look or tone of voice.
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(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
(rare) A question; an interrogation.
As adjectives the difference between declarative and interrogative
is that declarative is while interrogative is asking or denoting a question; pertaining to inquiry; questioning: as, an interrogative phrase, pronoun, or point; an interrogative look or tone of voice.As a noun interrogative is
(grammar) a word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.declarative
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Adjective
(-)Usage notes
In some linguistic models, "indicative" and "declarative" are synonyms. In others, the "declarative" mood and "interrogative" mood are distinct types of "indicative" moods.interrogative
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(wikipedia interrogative)Adjective
(head)- The regular place of the interrogative word, of whatever kind, is at the beginning of the sentence, or as near it as possible.