MOOD

Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

What is mood?
LIFE DEFINITION
How you are feeling at a given time

LITERATURE DEFINITION
The readers emotional response
The atmosphere of a story

Mood in Grammar
DEFINITION: The form a verb takes to
indicate the ATTITUDE of the person
using the verb.

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)

Indicative Mood
Express a fact, opinion, or question
It is 84 degrees in here.
I think I am going to pass out.
Can we please turn the heat down?
Write one sentence in indicative mood.

Imperative Mood
Direct command or request
Show me the money.
Now give me the money.
Dont call the police.
Write one sentence in IMPERATIVE mood.

Subjunctive Mood
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE:
To express a suggestion, a necessity, or an
indirect command/order
. Hypothetical situation =after "if" clauses
that state or describe a hypothetical situation
If I were a butterfly, I would have wings.

PAST SUBJUNCTIVE:
To express an untrue condition, or a wish or
desire.

God be with you. Long live the queen.

What does the subjunctive

mood look like?
Common verbs:
ask, demand, determine, insist, move,
order, pray, prefer, recommend,
regret, request, require, suggest, and
wish.

What does the subjunctive

mood look like?
Present Subjunctive:
The teacher recommended that I be in her
class.
I recommend that you be on time the rest
of the year.
The judge suggested that we be given first
prize.

Present subjunctive cntd.

I demand that he do the assignment.
Her mom insisted that she not play
tomorrow night.
I insist that Michael come early.
I strongly suggest that he cooperate with
the police.

 PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
I wish you were in my English class.
I wish Mr. McGowan werent so awesome.

If I were you, I wouldnt do that.

Write one sentence in PRESENT
SUBJUNCTIVE, and one sentence in
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE.

 Also in a that clause when the main clause

expresses a demand, command,
recommendation, request, or take certain
action
Examples:
1. They demand that the management refund
their money.
2. The board recommends that the treasurer
resign at once.