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Activities 2.5, 2.6, 2.13, 2.17
Lesson: Mood Learning Targets
• Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb mood.
• Use verbs in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g.,
expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact).
Verbs
Verbs express being or action. A verb tells you what is or what happens, and it is one of the most important parts of a sentence. Verbs have tense, voice, and mood. In this lesson, we will be exploring mood.
Mood shows the mode or manner in which an action or state of being is expressed. You should use mood appropriately, avoiding unnecessary shifts. However, varying mood wisely and purposefully can create specific effects and enliven your writing.
For instance, when you are writing for school, you will mostly use indicative mood. However, you can use interrogative mood or imperative mood to catch the reader’s attention by asking a question, giving a command, or making a request.
You can also use conditional mood to express actions that depend on certain conditions or subjunctive to express wishes or situations contrary to fact.
Mood
Examples
indicative (facts and ordinary statements)
Taylor plays saxophone. She practices every day.
imperative (commands)
Play saxophone. Practice every day.
interrogative (questions)
Will you play saxophone? Do you practice every day?
conditional (situations that involve certain conditions)
I should play an instrument.
I would like to play the trumpet.
subjunctive (statements about wishes or situations contrary to fact)
If I were playing in the band, I would play the trumpet.
I wish I were in the band.
Grammar Activities • Unit 2 5
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