Give a Brief Description of Mood in Grammar.

 What is mood in English Grammar ?

Mood indicates mood or intention of the speaker.

In other word, Mood is used to refer a Verb's category Which indicates whether the verb express a fact, a command, a question, a condition, or a wish or possibility.

Types of Mood:-

There are three moods in English grammar. They are :- 

• Indicative Mood
• Imperative Mood
• Subjunctive Mood

Indicative Mood

Indicative mood indicates  three types intention. They are:-

1. Fact :-

Ex:- Sun is a star. (universal Truth)

2.Opinion:- 

Ex:- You seem Confused.

3.Question:- 

Ex:- Is it raining ?

Imperative Mood

 

Imperative mood indicates  three types intention. They are:-

1. Order:- 

Ex:- Go away.

2.Request:-

Ex:- Please help me.

3.Advice/ Suggestion :- 

Ex:- Take medicine on time.

Subjunctive Mood

Subjunctive Moods are two types, they are:-

1. Present Subjunctive Mood

Present Subjunctive Mood indicates Indirect  Suggestions, Orders, Request, Requirements etc.  types intention.

 

2. Past Subjunctive Mood

Past Subjunctive Mood indicates Unrealistic, Imaginations, Improbabilities types intention.

N.B:- 

How Mood influences Narration:-

1. He said, "Babies drink milk." [Universal truth]

 Ans:- He said that babies drink milk.

• No changes of tense takes place if a universal truth is changed into indirect speech.

2. He said, "Babies, drink milk." [ Imperative sentence]

Ans:- He ordered the  babies to drink milk

• Here just a comma (,) changes the mood of the sentence.

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