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The Grammatical Moods

The document discusses the five categories of grammatical mood: 1. Indicative mood is used for statement of facts. 2. Imperative mood is used for commands or requests. 3. Interrogative mood is used for asking questions. 4. Subjunctive mood is used for wishes, doubts, demands, or hypothetical situations, and always changes the verb form. 5. Exercises are provided to identify the mood in sample sentences.

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The Grammatical Moods

The document discusses the five categories of grammatical mood: 1. Indicative mood is used for statement of facts. 2. Imperative mood is used for commands or requests. 3. Interrogative mood is used for asking questions. 4. Subjunctive mood is used for wishes, doubts, demands, or hypothetical situations, and always changes the verb form. 5. Exercises are provided to identify the mood in sample sentences.

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THE GRAMMATICAL MOODS

Despite its name, grammatical mood does not express emotion or feeling statements. In fact, a
grammatical mood is a form of verb used to refer to the quality of the verb in the sentence. It
also indicates the tone of a verb in a sentence. There are five categories of moods:

1. Indicative Mood:

This mood is used to express a fact statement. The verb in the indicative mood expresses an
action as a statement of fact.

Examples:

- She likes the gift.

- He always cooks his meals.

NOTE: Some grammars will list both declarative and interrogative statements under
“indicative mood.”

2. Imperative Mood:

This mood is used to express a command or a request statement. The tone of the sentence is a
direct command, not a mild suggestion.

Examples:

- Clean your room.

- At three o'clock, call the boss.

3. Interrogative Mood:

This mood is used to express a sense of uncertainty by asking a question. The question
contains an auxiliary verb (helping verb) and then a main verb.

Examples:

- Are you coming to the summer camp?

- Where have the children gone?

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NOTE: Some grammars will list both declarative and interrogative statements under
“indicative mood.”

4. Subjunctive Mood:

This mood is used to express a wish, doubt, demand, or a hypothetical situation. The verb in
the subjunctive mood always changes.

Examples:

- If I were in her situation, I would never drive. (Expresses a hypothetical situation)

- My mother demanded he prepare the luggage. (Expresses a demand)

- I wish my sister were faster at preparing food in the morning. (Expresses a wish)

These examples may look unusual to you, but remember the verbs in the past, present, and
future in the subjunctive mood will be in the simplest form of verbs like what you see in the
dictionary "the base form of verbs," such as write, dance, search, etc... When describing a
wish or an impossible event, always use were instead of was.

LET’S PRACTICE

Exercise 1

Decide which type of mood is being used in the following sentences.

Maggie tied her shoes in a double knot before she set out for a bike ride.

A indicative B imperative C subjunctive

Stop chewing with your mouth open.

A indicative B imperative C subjunctive

Is Faisal taking part in tomorrow’s morning assembly?

A indicative B imperative C subjunctive

Were they talking loud so that you couldn’t get a word in?
A indicative B imperative C subjunctive

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Exercise 2

Which type of grammatical mood is being used in the following sentences? The verb is
underlined in each sentence.

They have asked that Sultan address the audience.

A subjunctive B indicative C imperative

Take the dog for a walk when you get home from school.

A subjunctive B indicative C imperative

The elephant grass undulated in cool, fall breeze.

A imperative B indicative C subjunctive

I wish I could go to Italy, where my great-grandmother came from.

A imperative B indicative C subjunctive

The company CEO sent a circular requesting that all employees be dressed up duly for Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the company’s headquarters.

A indicative B imperative C subjunctive

I wish Ahmed were not angry with me.

A indicative B imperative C subjunctive

“I ask that she be absent from the faculty meeting. She may ruin everything!” exclaimed Sophie.

A indicative B imperative C subjunctive

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