Verb Mood & Inappropriate Shifts

What verb mood expresses a fact?

• Indicative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Subjunctive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What type of verb mood is this example?

I believe the Hogwarts Express will arrive at 5:00 pm today.

• Indicative

• Imperative

• Subjunctive

• Conditional

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What verb mood contains these key words: "Could", "Might", "May", "Possibly"?

• Conditional

• Subjunctive

• Indicative

• Imperative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What verb mood contains these key words: "Prefer", "insist", "require", "ask", "demand", "suggest", "recommend", "request", "order", "wish", "doubt", and "desire"?

• Subjunctive

• Conditional

• Interrogative

• Imperative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What verb mood is this example?

I suggest that he join the campaign.

• Conditional

• Indicative

• Subjunctive

• Imperative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What verb mood is this example?

I would have voted for Maya if she had asked me.

• Subjunctive

• Conditional

• Imperative

• Interrogative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What verb mood is this example?

Have you thought about what you will do in high school?

• Indicative

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Conditional

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which revision best corrects the shift in verb mood?

Find out how to get tickets, and it is a good idea to buy them right away.

• Find out how to get tickets, and buy them right away.

• You will need to find out how to get tickets, and make sure to buy them right away.

• Did you find out how to get tickets, and it is a good idea to buy them right away?

• Find out how to get tickets, and is it a good idea to buy them right away?

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Why is this an inappropriate shift?

Listen to me or you could be in trouble.

• It has an imperative and a conditional phrase

• It has an imperative and a indicative phrase

• It is not an inappropriate shift

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which revision best corrects the shift in verb mood?

Melissa Podcasy is a wonderful dancer, and enjoy watching her perform.

• Melissa Podcasy is a wonderful dancer, and will you enjoy watching her perform?

• Melissa Podcasy is a wonderful dancer, and you will enjoy watching her perform.

• Is Melissa Podcasy a wonderful dancer, and might you enjoy watching her perform?

• Melissa Podcasy would be a wonderful dancer, and enjoy watching her perform.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A