question
part of speech
noun (question, questions); verb (question, questions, questioned, questioning)
meaning for a pupil
1) A question is a sentence that asks something. You answer a question. tree →
2) A question is a problem on a test or quiz. tree →
3) A question is a matter to think about or decide: «It's a question of time». tree →
4) To question someone is to ask them many things, like the police do. tree →
5) To question something is to doubt it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Prophets and Writings it also means a hard question put to a wise person: the Queen of Sheba asked Solomon her questions and he answered all. Hezekiah also questioned the priests about the heaps of offerings. In the primary lessons: In maths: things counted on a test or quiz; also the asking sentence at the end of a word problem that tells what to find. In school: «put your hand up to ask a question». In science: a good investigation starts with a question. In stories: «out of the question» means impossible; «without question» means for sure.
examples
- They then put the question, how came so many various beings into existence? (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- I do not pretend to be able to solve this difficult question. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- A solution to this question will be found in the Pythagorean dualism. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. (Writings 2CH.31.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Solomon told her all her questions; there was not any thing hid from the king which he told her not. (Prophets 1KI.10.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not any thing hid from Solomon which he told her not. (Writings 2CH.9.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The test has 20 questions. tree →
- She got 17 questions right. tree →
- Each question is worth 5 points. tree →
- How many questions did he get wrong? tree →
- Put up your hand if you have a question. tree →
- A question ends with a question mark. tree →
- Scientists start with a question and test their ideas. tree →
- The police questioned the witness. tree →
- Staying up all night is out of the question. tree →
- Her mother had been questioning her. tree →
note
Questions on a test are counted: right + wrong = all. The last sentence of a problem is the question and tells what to find. Trap: read the question (the last sentence) carefully before choosing the operation. Written questions end with «?». It is always fine to question something that seems wrong.
In the corpora
- And Solomon told her all her questions; there was not any thing hid from the king which he told her not.
- And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not any thing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
- Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
- A job interview is a meeting where an employer asks questions to decide whom to hire; several people usually compete for one job.
- Being arrested means the police think someone may have committed a crime and will question them; it is not yet proof.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «question» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.