MOOD Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive, Conditional, and Interrogative

What is mood? ▪LIFE DEFINITION ▪How you are feeling at a given time ▪LITERATURE DEFINITION ▪The reader’s 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 who’s doing an action or having action done to them ▪MOOD – shows attitude (telling a fact, giving a command, expressing a wish)

Five Verb Moods ▪Indicative ▪Imperative ▪Interrogative ▪Conditional ▪Subjunctive

Indicative Mood ▪Expresses a fact or opinion It is 84 degrees in here. I think I am going to pass out.

Practice ▪Write one sentence in indicative mood. ▪It may be either a fact or an opinion. ▪List as many indicative mood sentences as you can while listening.List as many indicative mood sentences as you can while listening.

Imperative Mood ▪Direct command or request Show me the money. Now give me the money. Don’t call the police.

Practice ▪Write one sentence in IMPERATIVE mood. ▪List at least five imperative mood sentences from the video as you listen and watch.List at least five imperative mood sentences from the video as you listen and watch.

Subjunctive Mood ▪PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE: ▪To express a suggestion, a necessity, or an indirect command/order ▪PAST SUBJUNCTIVE: ▪To express an untrue condition (hypothetical statement), or a wish or desire.

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 Mrs. Ryfun and Mrs. Smith weren’t so awesome. If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.

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

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

Assignments ▪Homework: Creative writing assignment using active voice and subjunctive mood.

What mood? Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive? 1.Maria translates articles into Spanish. 2.I wish you were here. 3.Bring me the towels. 4.I suggest that you be quiet now. 5.Please be quiet. 6.The coach asked that each player practice twice each day. 7. The coach wishes the rugby team ___ more motivated.

Subjunctive Review ▪As you watch the clip, pay close attention to the key words that make these sentences subjunctive.As you watch the clip, pay close attention to the key words that make these sentences subjunctive.

Conditional ▪Indicates a conditional state that will cause something else to happen. ▪Common key words: could, would, should, might, or must

Conditional ▪Examples: ▪If we use our time wisely (conditional state), we might get to go home early. (What will happen?) ▪Ivan could find a better job if he visited an employment agency. (What is the conditional state?) (What would happen?) ▪Hill would arrive in town earlier if he leaves Brantley County tomorrow morning. (What is the conditional state?) (What would happen?)

Practice ▪Rewrite the three subjunctive mood sentences as conditional.Rewrite the three subjunctive mood sentences as conditional.

Interrogative ▪Indicates a state of questioning ▪In the interrogative mood, the subject- verb order is inverted.

Interrogative ▪Examples: ▪Will Dad take out the trash tomorrow? ▪Have we completed the final project? ▪Will you walk to the library tomorrow?

Practice ▪Write one interrogative mood sentence.

Review of five moods ▪As you watch the video, circle and label examples of the five moods that you recognize.As you watch the video, circle and label examples of the five moods that you recognize.

Inappropriate shifts ▪An inappropriate shift or inconsistency in the verb of a sentence confuses the reader. Shifts in a verb mood can make reading difficult and obscure the sentence's meaning. To correct the shift, both clauses in the sentence should be in the same mood.

Inappropriate Shifts ▪Inappropriate Shift ▪Eat ice cream, and you will jog around the playground. (imperative) (indicative) ▪Correction ▪Eat ice cream and jog around the playground. (imperative) (imperative)

Inappropriate Shifts ▪Inappropriate Shift ▪You could eat ice cream, but why couldn't you jog around the playground? (indicative) (interrogative) ▪Correction ▪You could eat ice cream, and you could jog around the playground. (indicative) (indicative)

Inappropriate Shift ▪Inappropriate Shift ▪If you were to eat ice cream, you will jog around the playground. (subjunctive: hint "if/were") (indicative) ▪Correction ▪If you were to eat ice cream, you would jog around the playground. (subjunctive past form "were") (subjunctive past form "would")

Practice ▪Correct this sentence: ▪Always count your blessings, and you might feel fortunate if you compare yourself to others.