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by The Account Formerly Known As Peyton on October 28th, 2007
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by Nuttsky on October 28th, 2007
Neither, although in its form it looks like a command. But the person doesn't really want you to guess.
It's an introductory phrase meaning "I've got something surprising to tell you."
by Gimps.de on October 28th, 2007
A question.
by Doggie S on October 28th, 2007
Guess what- question
Guess! -command
IMHO
by KiloWattKid on October 28th, 2007
A command since it leads into a statement
by AGWednesday on November 18th, 2009
It is not a question. It is a command. It does not request information like "What time is it?" or "What is the color of Tim's black horse?" do. It makes an order. It commands the person to make a guess.
by Carlton on January 26th, 2009
The phrase "guess what" is an imperative statement in which the understood subject is "you." The word "guess" is a verb in this instance, and the word "what" is an interrogative word used as the direct object of the command phrase.
by Xtreme2252 on October 28th, 2007
it's a command. Ex: "Hey Bob, Guess What" "No"
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on October 28th, 2007
I consider it an invitation.
by Djinn on November 7th, 2009
Neither it's a figure of speech +2
by Ray Del Sol on November 7th, 2009
question
by Patti jo on January 26th, 2009
I guess it depends on how we say it , it could be both -- + up
by strange1 still in pb on January 26th, 2009
both
by Mikeisha on January 27th, 2009
A command.
by Anonymous on November 7th, 2009
I got marked off in third grade for writing it as a command instead of a question.
by iwnit on November 7th, 2009
1) It is a question expressing a command. However, it could often be a rhetorical question, in the sense that you could have a guess without formulating it, and no answer is expected from you anyway, because the answer is given immediately by the asker.
"A question may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. This information is provided with an answer.
Questions are normally put or asked using interrogative sentences. But they can also be put by imperative sentences, which normally express commands: "Tell me what two plus two is"; conversely, some expressions, such as "Would you pass the butter?", have the grammatical form of questions but actually function as requests for action, not for answers; making them allofunctional. (A phrase such as this could, theoretically, also be viewed not merely as a request but as an observation of the other person's desire to comply with the request given.)"
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question
2) Examples:
"She looks like she has a _____! Guess what? She does!
She looks like she likes to _____! Guess what? She does!"
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_What%3F
by iCringe 4 Love on November 7th, 2009
When someone says "guess what", I respond by saying "what?". Therefore it is a question
by Dmitri on November 7th, 2009
It is usually a question. Imperative really. Command maybe. :)
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