Transcript Verb Moods Part One

Verb Moods Part One
Moody little verbs
Standards
ELACC8L1: Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
b. Form and use verbs in the active and passive
voice.
c. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative,
interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb
voice and mood.*
The 5 Moods
Verbs come in 5 Main Moods!
• Indicative
• Subjunctive
• Imperative
• Interrogative
• Conditional
Indicative
The indicative mood is the most common. It is used
to express facts/opinions or to make an
indication.
Most of the statements you make or you read will
be in the indicative mood.
Examples:
1. Joe picks up the boxes.
2. The German shepherd fetched the stick.
3. Charles closed the window in his room.
Imperative
The imperative mood is also common and is
used to give orders or to make requests.
Examples:
1. Pick up those boxes.
2. Please, close the window.
3. Nicole, don’t stand on the table!
4. Fetch!
(They are imperative sentences)
Interrogative
The interrogative mood is used when indicating a
state of questioning
Examples:
1. Will you leave me alone now?
2. How did you do in the race?
3. Have you seen The Voice this season?
One marker of the interrogative is that frequently
the speaker inverts the subject-verb order by
placing the helping verb first, before the subject.
Examples
Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative moods
1. Many children set career goals for
themselves.
2. Please, remember to take the garbage out.
3. Have you finished your paper on the
branches of government yet?
Inappropriate Shifts in Mood
• Do not change of shift the verb mood in your
sentences unless it makes sense to do so.
• Changing the mood for no reason is
considered an “inappropriate shift in mood”
Example of Inappropriate Shift
Example: Read the instructions carefully, and
you must assemble the equipment
completely before beginning the procedure.
This is incorrect because the clauses do not
match in mood! One is imperative, the other
is indicative. They need to match.
To fix it: Make the Moods Match
Acceptable: Make both imperative
• Read the instructions carefully and assemble
the equipment completely before beginning
the procedure.
OR
Acceptable: Make both indicative
• You must read the instructions carefully, and
you must assemble the equipment completely
before beginning the procedure.
Standards
ELACC8L1: Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
b. Form and use verbs in the active and passive
voice.
c. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative,
interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in
verb voice and mood.*