Verb mood

Pre-Assessment-verb mood Match the sentence with the correct verb mood. Sentences Verb mood ___ 1. Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas. ___ 2. If he were governor, we’d be in better fiscal shape. ___ 3. the cat may scratch me if I step on its tail. ___ 4. Don’t run in this building. ___ 5. Can you tell me the answer? A. Indicative B. Imperative C. Interrogative D. Conditional E. Subjunctive

Indicative Mood Expresses an assertion, denial, or question. This is just a regular sentence that is stating or indicating something: Indicating a state of fact or reality. Most sentences in the English are in the indicative mood. It simply states a fact of some sort, or describes what happens, or gives details about reality. Examples: The Broncos won the Superbowl this year. There are only three months left until summer.

Imperative mood Expresses a command, rules and restrictions, or advice. Usually the subject is the implied you. Indicating a state of command. Very often the subject “you” is implied Examples: Don’t bring your backpacks to class. Be careful!

Interrogative Mood Indicating a state of questioning. Very often the speaker inverts the subject-verb order by placing the helping verb first, before the subject: “Will you leave me alone?” instead of “You will leave me alone.” Frequently the interrogative appears with requests for a course of action or requests for information. Examples: Did you do your homework? Did you call your mom or dad?

Subjunctive mood Expresses doubt or something contrary to fact. Indicating a hypothetical state, a state contrary to reality, such as a wish, a desire, or an imaginary situation. Uses “If.” Note: In the indicative, we normally write, “I was.” For instance, “When I was a young boy, I like to swim.” However, to indicate the subjunctive, we write “I were.” The subjunctive indicates statement contrary to fact. Examples: If I were you, I wouldn’t keep driving on those tires. If I were a student in Mr. Ross’ class, I wouldn’t have joined The Wave.

Conditional Mood Indicating a conditional state that will cause something else to happen. The conditional is marked by the words might, could, and would. Unlike subjunctive which expresses an event or state that could never happen (If I were a tree…), the conditional is a hypothetical situation that could happen (If we go to the movies…). Examples: If I pull the dog’s ears, it could bite me. If I study for the unit test, I could earn an A.

Verb Mood: take two! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwbhx7U-yL4

Song analysis Listen to the lyrics of All I Want Is You. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzEs8kYIZ6Y&index=5&list=PLIy2K2_8IERnbC ZkSDuLAbzXFS8HJluWJ Listen again, this time read along and try to identify the verb moods within the song. Think-Pair-Share Talk with your partner and discuss the verb moods you identified. Any similarities? Any differences? Explain to your peer why you chose the specific verb moods Independently complete questions 1-14. Find one example of each of the five (5) verb moods from your favorite songs, books, movies, etc.