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1Introduction

Interrogative sentences are one of the four sentence types (declarative,

interrogative, imperative, exclamative).Interrogative sentences ask
questions. The final punctuation is always a question mark (?)(1).
interrogative a clause in the interrogative form has part or all of the verb
phrase in front of the subject. Most questions are asked in the interrogative
form. One way of asking questions is by using an interrogative pronoun.
The interrogative pronouns are who, whose, whom, what, which, where,
when, why, and how, are used to ask questions as in “Who was at the
door?” (3).

1.2 Forms Of An Interrogative Sentence

The typical forms (structure) of an interrogative sentence are:

1.auxiliary verb + subject + main verb  

Do   you   speak English?
2.main verb BE + subject  
Were   you cold?
3.WH-word auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
When does   the movie   start?

1.3The Function Of An Interrogative Sentence?

The basic function of an interrogative sentence is to ask a direct question. It

asks us something or requests information Interrogative sentences require an
answer(1). Look at these examples:

 Is snow white? (answer → Yes.)

 Why did John arrive late? (answer → Because the traffic was bad.)

1.4 Types Of Interrogative Clause:

There are two types of interrogative clause. One is the yes/no type which
simply asks for an answer in terms of yes or no. The other is the wh-type,
which asks for the information represented by the wh-word what? who?
where? and so on.The inversion of subject–operator is the same as for the
yes/no type, except when who functions as subject
Positive-interrogative Negative-interrogative
*Is that man the Secretary? *Isn’t that man the Secretary?
*Did he take the car? *Didn’t he take the car?
*Does Ed always do the dishes? *Doesn’t Ed always do the dishes?

1.5 Types of Interrogatives

There are two main types of question. Questions that can be answered by
yes or no are called yes/no-questions. As in the following examples:
‘Is he your only child?’ – ‘Yes.’
‘Are you planning to marry soon?’ – ‘No.’
‘Can I help you?’ – ‘Yes, I’d like to book a single room, please.’
‘Are you interested in racing?’ – ‘Yes, I love it.’
‘Are you a singer as well as an actress?’ – ‘No, I’m not a singer at all.’
‘Do you like it?’ – ‘Yes, I really like it.’
The actual answer to a yes/no-question is not always yes or no. For example,
if you ask someone Do you read in bed?, they might say Sometimes or
Never. If you say to someone Do you like jazz?, they might say I think it’s
great. But the questions Do you read in bed? and Do you like jazz? are still
yes/no-questions, because yes and no are the type of answers the questioner
expects. Sometimes will be interpreted as a weak yes answer, never as a
strong no answer, and I think it’s great as a strong yes answer (3)

References
1. Dr Szell (2020) . Interrogative Sentence. found on www.englishclub.com

2.Angela Downing ( 2015). English Grammar , A University Course

Third Edition. Routledge, United Kingdom.

3.Penny Hands, Roger Berry , Kate Wild & Lisa Sutherland (2011). Collins
Cobuild English Grammar, Third Edtion. Harper Collins Publishers ,
Glasgow.