IMPERATIVE, which express a command or an admonition; as,--
scr?«be, _write!_
FORM OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES.
162. Questions may be either Word-Questions or Sentence-Questions.
1. Word-Questions. These are introduced by the various interrogative
pronouns and adverbs, such as--quis, qu?«, qu??lis, quantus, quot, quoti?“ns,
qu??, qu??, etc. Thus:--
quis venit, _who comes?_ quam d?«?« man?“bit, _how long will he stay?_
2. Sentence-Questions. These are introduced--
a) By n??nne implying the answer 'yes'; as,--
n??nne vid?“tis, _do you not see?_
b) By num implying the answer 'no'; as,--
num exspect??s, _do you expect?_ (i.e. _you don't expect, do you?_)
c) by the enclitic -ne, appended to the emphatic word (which usually
stands first), and simply asking for information; as,--
vid?“sne, _do you see?_
A question introduced by -ne may receive a special implication from the
context; as,--
s?“nsist?«ne, _did you not perceive?_
d) Sometimes by no special word, particularly in expressions of
_surprise_ or _indignation_; as,--
t?« in j?«dicum c??nspectum ven?«re aud?“s, _do you dare to come into the
presence of the judges?_
3. Rhetorical Questions. These are questions merely in form, being employed
to express an emphatic assertion; as, quis dubitat, _who doubts?_ (_= no
one doubts_).
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