Verb Voice and Moods

The form of the verb that expresses command or request.

• Subjunctive

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Conditional

The form of the verb that expresses a wish, statement contrary to fact, recommendation, or suggestion.

• Subjunctive

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Conditional

Read the sentence and identify the verb mood.
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• Imperative

• Indicative

• Interrogative

• Conditional

Read the sentence and identify the verb voice.
Students study every night.

• Active

• Passive

Which verb mood would work best for giving advice or a command?

• Indicative

• Imperative

• Conditional

• Interrogative

Which mood is used to make requests or give commands?

• Interrogative mood

• Imperative mood

• Indicative mood

• Conditional mood

I wish I were a superhero like Batman!

• Interrotagive

• Imperative

• Conditional

• Subjunctive

Answer explanation

This is a wishful thinking statement, which makes it subjunctive.

Which of the following sentences is in the indicative mood?

• If only I could fly!

• Please pass the salt.

• She likes ice cream.

Identify the mood of the verb in the following sentence: "If I were you, I would not do that."

• Indicative

• Imperative

• Subjunctive

If you will stop whistling, I will stop the cacophony of my singing.

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

• interrogative