Verb Mood Project Make a 9 slide themed

Verb Mood Project • Make a 9 -slide themed power point demonstrating your knowledge of verb moods. (Slide #1 should be a title slide. ) • The theme should be something you are interested in: cows, football, shopping, etc.

• Each type of mood (Slides #2 -6) should be explained in your own words along with two original examples. Your examples should fit theme of your presentation. • If your theme is cows, your sentences should be about cows.

• One slide (#7) should be devoted to explaining a shift in mood with two labeled examples (The first is the mood shift mistake and the second is the correct sentence. ) • The last two slides (# 8 -9) should contain a short quiz for the audience and an answer key. (3 -4 questions)

Verbs and Their Mood Swings

Indicative Mood Info. Examples • Joe plays outside when it • States a fact or opinion. • Most verbs are is not raining. used in the • She was swinging indicative at the playground mood. all day long.

Interrogative Mood Info. Examples • A question is asked. • Did you leave your keys by the monkey bars? • How do you swing so high?

Imperative Mood Info. Examples • Used to • Go outside and express orders, play! instructions, • Be careful commands, or climbing the requests. ladder to the slide.

Conditional Mood Info. Examples • Indicates a conditional state that • If I have a day off, I take my children to will cause something the park. to happen. • If I became mayor of • Hypothetical Campbellsville, I situation would raise money for new playground equipment.

Subjunctive Mood Info. Examples • Used to express things that are not facts: wishes, doubts, contradictions. • It may rain tomorrow. • You should try the merry-go-round. • It’s important that Susan pay attention to the playground rules. . • I wish it were summer now so I can play outdoors.

Mood (Shift) Swing Info. Examples • Occurs when more than one verb mood is used in the same sentence. • Grammatically incorrect • Revise! • Take two baseballs, and then you should meet me at the field. (Imperative to subjunctive shift) Take two baseballs, and then meet me at the field. (All imperative) • Look at the slide, and you will tell me its color. (Imperative to indicative shift) Look at the slide and tell me its color. (All imperative)

Quiz Time! What mood? 1. If I were to dance, the children would laugh. 2. When Mark took off his tire, he found a missing bolt. 3. Take that soda outside. 4. I wish I were rich.

Answer key • • 1. Conditional 2. Indicative 3. Imperative 4. Subjunctive