interrogative vs modality

modality vs interrogative

interrogative and modality both are nouns.

interrogative is an adjective but modality is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interrogative	Yes	Yes	No	No
modality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, modality is a hypernym of interrogative; that is, modality is a word with a broader meaning than interrogative:

interrogative: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
modality: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

Other hypernyms of interrogative include mode, mood.

interrogative (noun)	modality (noun)
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply	a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood	a particular sense
	a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
	verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

interrogative (adjective)	modality (adjective)
relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood

Difference between interrogative and modality

Words related to "interrogative"

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