Grammar of interrogative

• 0 Clause types

  There are four basic types of main clause: declaratives (statements), interrogatives (questions), imperatives (orders/instructions) and exclamatives (used for exclamations).

• 1 Declarative clauses

  Declarative clauses most commonly function as statements. The usual word order is subject (s) + verb (v) + x. Declaratives can be affirmative or negative. They make statements about how things are and how they are not.

• 2 Interrogative clauses

  Interrogative clauses most commonly function as questions. The usual word order is (wh-word) + auxiliary/modal verb (aux/m) + subject + verb + x:

• 3 Imperative clauses

  Imperative clauses most commonly function as commands, instructions or orders. The usual word order is verb + x. We do not usually include the subject in an imperative clause. We use the base form of the verb:

• 4 Exclamative clauses

  Exclamative clauses usually have one of the following word orders:

• 5 Questions: interrogative pronouns (what, who)

  We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions. They are: who, which, whom, what and whose. These are also known as wh-words. Questions using these are called wh-questions:

• 6 Interrogative pronouns: uses

  We use who and whom on their own:

• 7 Clause types

  There are four basic types of main clause: declaratives (statements), interrogatives (questions), imperatives (orders/instructions) and exclamatives (used for exclamations).

• 8 Declarative clauses

  Declarative clauses most commonly function as statements. The usual word order is subject (s) + verb (v) + x. Declaratives can be affirmative or negative. They make statements about how things are and how they are not.

• 9 Interrogative clauses

  Interrogative clauses most commonly function as questions. The usual word order is (wh-word) + auxiliary/modal verb (aux/m) + subject + verb + x:

• 10 Imperative clauses

  Imperative clauses most commonly function as commands, instructions or orders. The usual word order is verb + x. We do not usually include the subject in an imperative clause. We use the base form of the verb:

• 11 Exclamative clauses

  Exclamative clauses usually have one of the following word orders:

• 12 Questions: interrogative pronouns (what, who)

  We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions. They are: who, which, whom, what and whose. These are also known as wh-words. Questions using these are called wh-questions:

• 13 Interrogative pronouns: uses

  We use who and whom on their own: