MOOD (With Example)
MOOD
Verbs can be used to
express differences in the intention or mood of the speaker or writer. There
are three moods in English: the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
Each one has a specific function.
1) The indicative mood is used when the speaker or writer wishes
to make a statement or ask a question.
Example:
- Are you leaving tonight?
- The train is running ten minutes late.
2) The imperative mood is used for commands, requests, or
direction.
Example:
- Call Fredericks and cancel that shipment.
- Please return the book when you are finished.
- Turn right at eh corner, then go left.
3) The subjunctive mood uses a different form of the past and
present to express matters of urgency, formality, possibility, or speculation.
Example:
ç Urgency: I demanded that she see me immediately. (The indicative mood would use the form
sees or can see—for example, I want to know if she can see me immediately.)
ç Formality: He recommended that the zoning law be adopted. (The subjunctive mood uses be adopted rather than
the indicative mood is adopted—for example, the vote is 44 to 3, the law is
adopted.)
ç Possibility: If I were to sign the
invoice, we could not refuse any defective parts. (The phrase If I were to sign expresses a future possibility. It has
no reference to the past, even though were is a past tense verb form. Compare
this sentence to Because I signed the invoice, we could not refuse any
defective parts. In this sentence, the indicative mood describes an action that
took place in the past.)
ç Speculation: If he were king, he would decree that football be played every
afternoon. (The subjunctive mood expresses something that is not true, a
statement contrary to fact. The indicative mood, on the other hand, simply
states a fact—for example, If he was ready, why didn’t he come?)
What Is aVerb? (With Example)
Types ofverb (With example)
Transitive verbs
Finite verb
Non-finite verb
Linking verbs
REGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
Causative verbs
Stative verbs and dynamic verbs
OVERALLSPECIAL VERBS
Phrasal verbs
VERB +TO-INFINITIVE OR BARE INFINITIVE
VERB +TO-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
VERB +OBJECT + TO-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
Verbs + WH-CLAUSE (With Example)
HAVE/GET ANDWANT SOMETHING DONE
VERBS + TWOOBJECTS ( With Example)
MOOD (With Example)
Phrasal verbswith a verb + preposition
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB + AN ADVERB
DISTINGUISHING PHRASAL VERB
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB + AN ADVERB OR A PREPOSITION
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB +AN ADVERB + A PREPOSITION
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