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interrogative vs mood

mood vs interrogative

interrogative and mood both are nouns.

interrogative is an adjective but mood is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interrogative Yes Yes No No
mood Yes No No No
As nouns, mood is a hypernym of interrogative; that is, mood is a word with a broader meaning than interrogative:
  • interrogative: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
  • mood: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Other hypernyms of interrogative include modality, mode.
interrogative (noun) mood (noun)
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
the prevailing psychological state
interrogative (adjective) mood (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 mood

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