What is mood? LIFE DEFINITION LITERATURE DEFINITION How you are feeling at a given time LITERATURE DEFINITION The reader’s emotional response The atmosphere of a story

VERBS AND MOOD Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive, Conditional, and Interrogative

“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)

Five Verb Moods Indicative Imperative Interrogative Conditional Subjunctive

Indicative Mood Expresses a fact or opinion It is 84 degrees in here. I think I am going to pass out.

Practice Write one sentence in indicative mood. It may be either a fact or an opinion. List as many indicative mood sentences as you can while listening.

Imperative Mood Direct command or request Show me the money. Now give me the money. Don’t call the police.

Practice Write one sentence in IMPERATIVE mood. List at least five imperative mood sentences from the video as you listen and watch.

Subjunctive Mood PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE: PAST SUBJUNCTIVE: To express a suggestion, a necessity, or an indirect command/order PAST SUBJUNCTIVE: To express an untrue condition (hypothetical statement), or a wish or desire.

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 Mrs. Sears and Mrs. Phipps weren’t so awesome. If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.

What does the subjunctive mood look like? Common verbs: ask, demand, determine, insist, move, order, pray, prefer, recommend, regret, request, require, suggest, and wish.

Practice Write one sentence in PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE, and one sentence in PAST SUBJUNCTIVE.

Work Session Assignment Create a comic strip, short story, or script to add to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Pick any two characters. You must attempt to capture their characterization from the novel. (For example, Elizabeth should not be a superhero.) You must use these verb moods for each character: Indicative (circle) Imperative (underline) Subjunctive (star)