Verb Moods
A verb mood is the relationship between a verb's action and the speaker's perception of it. There are 5 types of moods:
* The difference between Subjective and Conditional is that a Subjective doesn't have to happen. It is like a "what if".
Also, subjunctives are for more exaggerated then conditionals.
More Examples of Verb Moods:
Indicative:
- Indicative: A statement. It can be an opinion or fact. (Ex. The man danced like the rusty Tinman. This sentence is a statement.)
- Imperative: A command. (Ex. GO CLEAN YOUR ROOM! The sentence is a command to clean the room.)
- Interrogative: A question. (Ex. Did you go to the library? The sentence is asking a question. )
- Subjunctive: A hypothetical statement. (Ex. If I were to jump off that building, I would have died.)
- Conditional: Depends on something that happened. (Ex. If I dance like an idiot, I will be spanked by my parents.)
* The difference between Subjective and Conditional is that a Subjective doesn't have to happen. It is like a "what if".
Also, subjunctives are for more exaggerated then conditionals.
More Examples of Verb Moods:
Indicative:
- The ugly man has been embarrassed by the cat.
- Bob didn't feel to good murdering that women.
- Send this to the King.
- Go to the library and study.
- What had happened?
- Did you give the apology letter to our neighbor?
- If I were to be mean to the teacher, I would get a detention.
- If I were to choose between Batman and Superman, I couldn't have chosen.
- If I drop the baby, it will die.
- When I read a horror novel, I get scared.