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Verb Moods: Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive. What Mood Are You In?

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

Verbs can have one of three moods: indicative, imperative, or subjunctive. The indicative mood only includes verbs in sentences that are either statements (declarative sentences) or questions (interrogative sentences). It is unfortunate that more people do not live their lives … Continue reading →

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Subjunctive Uses I Wish I Were, Not I Wish I Was

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

Colin Cowherd, January 22, 2008, talking about Tony Dungy coaching in Indianapolis while his family is living in Tampa: If I was a columnist in Indianapolis, I would write about that story. Well, even though I like his show and … Continue reading →

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Subjunctive as a Way of Life!

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever and Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities We’ve written about the subjunctive a couple of times (Subjunctive Uses Were, Not Was and I Wish I Was Wrong, But I’m … Continue reading →

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I Wish I Was Wrong, But I’m Not: More on Subjunctive

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Sherry previous wrote about the subjunctive mood (Subjunctive Uses Were Not Was) a while ago, but I recently wrote about it on my writing tips for my job at … Continue reading →

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