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

Posted on March 11, 2019 by languageandgrammar

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 languageandgrammar

When describing something that is contrary to what is true, you cannot use the regular past tense of the verb to be. You must, instead, use the subjunctive. The subjunctive is necessary in many situations, but I’ll discuss two of … Continue reading →

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Subjunctive as a Way of Life!

Posted on December 30, 2012 by languageandgrammar

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 languageandgrammar

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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