Moods of Verbs Pretest

Part 1: Knowing the Moods: Match the correct definition to the mood term it describes. Select the definition that best matches the verb mood.

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Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Imperative

Makes factual statements or states something that is happening in reality

Makes a request of a command

Expresses doubt or a wish using a clause beginning with “it” or “that”

Depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

Asks a question

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Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Conditional

Makes factual statements or states something that is happening in reality

Makes a request of a command

Expresses doubt or a wish using a clause beginning with “it” or “that”

Depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

Asks a question

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Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Indicative

Makes factual statements or states something that is happening in reality

Makes a request of a command

Expresses doubt or a wish using a clause beginning with “it” or “that”

Depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

Asks a question

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Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Interrogative

Makes factual statements or states something that is happening in reality

Makes a request of a command

Expresses doubt or a wish using a clause beginning with “it” or “that”

Depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

Asks a question

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Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Subjunctive

Makes factual statements or states something that is happening in reality

Makes a request of a command

Expresses doubt or a wish using a clause beginning with “it” or “that”

Depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

Asks a question

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Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Interrogative

Makes factual statements or states something that is happening in reality

Makes a request of a command

Expresses doubt or a wish using a clause beginning with “it” or “that”

Depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

Asks a question

Part 2: What Mood is It? Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing .

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Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Go get you iPad!

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Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: If I study more, I will do better on our summative on Friday.

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Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: The basketball game yesterday was against Palmyra.

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Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: If I were his parent, I would take away his phone and ground him for a year.

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Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Where was the game yesterday?

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Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Mrs. Owens recommends that you read a little of your book each night.

Part 3: Editing: Tense and Its Connection to Moods Read the sentences below and identify a word or words that should be changed to correct an inappropriate shift in verb mood. Below the sentence list the word (s) explain how you would rewrite or fix the sentence. (1 point)

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Original: I wish he was visiting this week, we all could have celebrated together.

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Original: Exit your seat, and then you should quickly move out of the room.

Think about an event or experience that has occurred recently and write a sentence in each of the five moods to describe the event. It could be winter events, STAR/GOLD, sports, concerts, the book you are reading, snow days, miniTHON, etc. You need a total of five sentences, one sentence for each of the five moods.

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Write a sentence in the imperative mood.

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Write a sentence in the indicative mood.

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Write a sentence in the conditional mood.

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Write a sentence in the subjunctive mood.

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Moods of Verbs Pretest

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Imperative

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Conditional

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Indicative

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Interrogative

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Subjunctive

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Interrogative

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Go get you iPad!

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: If I study more, I will do better on our summative on Friday.

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: The basketball game yesterday was against Palmyra.

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: If I were his parent, I would take away his phone and ground him for a year.

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Where was the game yesterday?

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Mrs. Owens recommends that you read a little of your book each night.

Original: I wish he was visiting this week, we all could have celebrated together.

Original: Exit your seat, and then you should quickly move out of the room.

Write a sentence in the imperative mood.

Write a sentence in the indicative mood.

Write a sentence in the conditional mood.

Write a sentence in the subjunctive mood.

Write a sentence in the interrogative mood.

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Imperative

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Conditional

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Indicative

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Interrogative

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Subjunctive

Select the definition that best matches the verb mood: Interrogative

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Go get you iPad!

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: If I study more, I will do better on our summative on Friday.

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: The basketball game yesterday was against Palmyra.

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: If I were his parent, I would take away his phone and ground him for a year.

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Where was the game yesterday?

Identify each sentence by the type of mood it is showing: Mrs. Owens recommends that you read a little of your book each night.

Original: I wish he was visiting this week, we all could have celebrated together.

Original: Exit your seat, and then you should quickly move out of the room.

Write a sentence in the imperative mood.

Write a sentence in the indicative mood.

Write a sentence in the conditional mood.

Write a sentence in the subjunctive mood.

Write a sentence in the interrogative mood.