MOOD Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

English 3 Mr. McGowan

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

future) (past, present,  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)

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.

Don’t call the police.

Write one sentence in IMPERATIVE mood.

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.

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.

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PAST SUBJUNCTIVE

I wish you were in my English class.

I wish Mr. McGowan weren’t so awesome.

If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.

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

What mood? Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive?

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Maria translates articles into Spanish.

I wish you were here.

Bring me the towels.

I suggest that you be quiet now.

Please be quiet.

The coach asked that each player practice twice each day.

The coach wishes the rugby team ___ more motivated .

Assignments

 Classwork: Worksheet on Mood.

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