Interrogative Sentences Ask Questions / myLot

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July 25, 2008 9:54am CST

The second type of sentence in English is called "interrogative". The word gives the picture of a relentless interrogator, shining the light in your face and asking questions. That is the job of an interrogative sentence - to ask questions! (No light shining in the face required...) Why is the sky blue? Do you see those clouds? What shape do those clouds appear to resemble? Who are you? When are you free for lunch? How are you able to whistle? --- Interrogative sentences ask questions. They interrogate. They are inquisitive. They want to know "who, what, when, where, why, and how", "do you, did you, would you, could you, would you want to," etc. Try your hand at interrogative sentences! If you need a sentence starter, ask about clothing. Example: What is the origina of the clothese that you are wearing right now? (Mine were made in China.)

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monaliu

@monaliu (344)

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26 Jul 08

Really? Were your clothese made in China? He he...maybe you just give an example. Yes,at the begining, we just start how to use "who,what,when,where,why, and how".Just communicate with our classmates with some simple sentences. I finished 150pages read of my English dictionary till yesterday night.I just read and try to know more(I haven't remember all words of it).

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highlyclever

@highlyclever (1111)

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26 Jul 08

Actually, they were made in China. Who, what, when, where, why, and how are good "newspaper reporter" or story-teller questions. We want to know these things about the people or characters in the story. I hope that your dictionary reading gives you some new words. I hope that it also helps you to remember some of the older ones. Cheers!