Friday, December 9, 2011

Guess my Mood


To be able to determine the manner in which a statement is made, it is necessary to know the mood of the verb. This is sometimes called the mode of the verb because it refers to the attitude about or an interpretation of the idea being expressed in a statement. Basically, the English language has three moods:

Indicative – states a fact or supposition; asks a question
Subjunctive – qualifies the truth of the statement
Imperative – expresses a command
 
Reference:
Be Your Own English Teacher! Grammar Review (2004). Milflores Publishing, Inc.
Further Readings: http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000031.htm
 
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12 comments:

  1. Jaymico ReyesDecember 10, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    I remember the time when Ma'am Alfelor taught us the subjunctive mood. We were really confused and honestly, I had a hard time dealing with it. I hope this time around I could get as easy as possible.

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  2. Angenica F. MartirezDecember 10, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    Only "subjunctive mood" is in your link. I tried to find for the complete information.
    See: http:// http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000347.htm
    Thank you. :)

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  3. kyle pascualDecember 10, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Thank you for sharing this information.

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  4. juancarlowageDecember 10, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    I agree with Jaymico. I am confused on when and how to use them. But this time, I think I understand it.

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  5. Christina CarpioDecember 11, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    I find this complicated. I wish I could get it right this time.

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  6. Kersteine Joy ChuaDecember 11, 2011 at 8:07 AM

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  7. Kersteine Joy ChuaDecember 11, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    @Angenica - thanks for that link. I did a mini research only for subjunctive mood because for me it's the most complicated among the three. :)

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  8. Kenneth Casey M. TapnioDecember 12, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Jaymico,

    "I remember the time when Ma'am Alfelor taught us the subjunctive mood. We were really confused and honestly, I had a hard time dealing with it. I hope this time around I could get as easy as possible."

    Revised:
    "I remember the time when Ma'am Alfelor taught us the subjunctive mood. We were really confused. Honestly, I had a hard time dealing with it. I hope I could get it easy this time."

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  9. Darwin D. DesilosDecember 12, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    Thanks for this very helpful post, it reminds me that there were still a lot of things to study in English.

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  10. Jessica Dyan Y. BonusDecember 12, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Thanks for sharing this info. I agree with Darwin. We still have lots of things to know and understand about English.

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  11. Nikka TolentinoDecember 12, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    I also yearn for further discussion about indicative mood and imperative mood. Anyway,thank you for the link you have included in your post about subjunctive mood.

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  12. Limor Kristine TengDecember 12, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    I agree with Tina. I found this topic confusing.

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