MOOD Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

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MOOD Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive
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Indicative and Imperative are very straight
forward

• Indicative (Indicates something)
• Pizza is served on Fridays. (Thats a fact.)
• I love pizza. (Thats an opinion.)
• Do you love pizza? (Thats a question.)
• Imperative (direct command or direct request) The
  subject you is implied.
• Eat your pizza. (Thats an order.)
• Please eat your pizza. (Thats a request.)

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Keep it simple

• Rule out indicative and imperative first.
• Subjunctive mood tends to sound more formal or
  snooty.
• I suggest that you be on time from now on. (Hear
  that Queen of England voice.)

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What is mood?

• LIFE DEFINITION
• How you are feeling at a given time
• LITERATURE DEFINITION
• The readers emotional response
• The atmosphere of a story

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Mood in Grammar

• DEFINITION The form a verb takes to indicate the
  ATTITUDE of the person using the verb.

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Tense, Voice, Mood

• TENSE shows time (past, present, future)
• VOICE shows whos doing an action or having
  action done to them
• MOOD shows attitude (telling a fact, giving a
  command, expressing a wish)

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Indicative Mood

• Expresses a fact, opinion, or question
• It is 84 degrees in here. (fact)
• I think I am going to pass out. (opinion)
• Can we please turn the heat down? (question)

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Imperative Mood

• Direct command or request
• Show me the money.
• Give me the money.
• Dont call the police.
• The subject You is implied.

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Subjunctive Mood

• PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
• To express a suggestion, a necessity, or an
  indirect command/order
• PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
• To express an untrue condition, or a wish or
  desire.

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What does the subjunctive mood look like?

• Common verbs
• When these verbs are you used in the first
  clause of a sentence, a subjunctive verb tense
  occurs later in the sentence
• ask, demand, determine, insist, move, order,
  pray, prefer, recommend, regret, request,
  require, suggest, and wish.

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For example

• I recommend that you be on time the rest of the
  year.
• Not-
• I recommend that you are on time the rest of the
  year.
• I prefer that he wear cleats during practice.
• Not-
• I prefer that he wears cleats during practice.

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More examples

• Her mom insisted that she play tomorrow night.
• Not- Her mom insisted that she plays tomorrow
  night.
• I suggest that he cooperate with the police.
• Not- I suggest that he cooperates with the police

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Which one is correct?

• I insist that Michael arrive early.
• I insist that Michael arrives early
• I suggest that he cooperates with the police.
• . I suggest that he cooperate with the police

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• Which one is correct?
• I wish you were in my English class.
• I wish you was in my English class.
• If I was you, I wouldnt do that.
• If I were you, I wouldnt do that.

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What mood? Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive?

• Maria translates articles into Spanish.
  (indicative)
• I wish you were here. (subjunctive)
• Bring me the towels. (imperative)
• I suggest that you be quiet now. (subjunctive)
• Please be quiet. (imperative)
• The coach asked that each player practice twice
  each day. (subjunctive)
• The coach wishes the rugby team (were) more
  motivated. (subjunctive)

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Participles

• A participle is a verbal that functions as an
  adjective to modify a noun or pronoun.
• A participle requires a comma to set off an
  introductory participle or participial phrase.
• A present participle ends in ing.
• Using a new keyboard, I improved my data entry
  speed.
• A past participle ends in ed for regular verbs.
• Determined to learn the software, she asked Lynn
  for help.

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Infinitives

• Consists of the present part of a verb plus the
  word to.
• Cannot stand alone as the verb in a sentence.
• Requires use of a comma for setting off
  introductory infinitive phrases that are not
  subjects.
• Functions as a noun, adjective, or an adverb.

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Infinitive Examples

• To learn a new software package requires
  patience.
• To feel confident using presentation software,
  practice and time the slide show.
• I wanted to design a Website.
• If you are available at 3 p.m., I will show you
  an Internet database to search.

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Gerunds

• A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that
  functions as a noun.
• Using spreadsheet software simplifies financial
  calculations.
• Anthony enjoyed teaching software programs.
• We appreciated your sending the new software
  documentation.
• The manager was unaware of Kims designing of the
  Web page.