MOOD Indicative Imperative Subjunctive English 3 Mr Mc

MOOD Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive English 3 Mr. Mc. Gowan

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)

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.

§ PAST SUBJUNCTIVE I wish you were in my English class. I wish Mr. Mc. Gowan 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? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 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. 7. The coach wishes the rugby team ___ more motivated.

Assignments § Classwork: Worksheet on Mood. § Homework: Creative writing assignment using active voice and subjunctive mood.