Shift in Mood

Wash your hands if you want to sit down for dinner.

• Inappropriate Shift in VOICE

• Inappropriate Shift in MOOD

• Voice and Mood are Correct

Which verb mood expresses a wish, a hope, or a statement contrary to fact, or expresses a request, demand, or proposal?

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Subjunctive

• Indicative

Which verb mood is used in the following sentence?

• interrogative

• conditional

• subjunctive

• indicative

• imperative

Which revision of these sentences corrects an improper shift between the imperative mood and the indicative mood?

• Students should take a break when they get home. Before doing homework, eat a snack and relax a little bit.

• Take a break when you get home. Before doing homework, eat a snack and relax a little bit.

Which revision corrects the improper shift in mood in the following sentences?

• Make sure you call your mom when you get home. Let her know you are safe.

• You could call your mom when you get home. Let her know you are safe.

What is the mood of the verb in the sentence below?:

• Indicative

• Imperative

• Subjunctive

• Conditional

How can a poet create a shift in mood within a poem?

• By changing the rhyme scheme

• By introducing a new character

• By altering the setting or tone

• By adding more stanzas

Identify the shift in mood in the following sentence: 'If I were you, I would apologize immediately.'

• A) Indicative to Subjunctive

• B) Subjunctive to Imperative

• C) Imperative to Indicative

• D) Subjunctive to Conditional

Which sentence contains an inappropriate shift in mood?

• A) If he were here, he would help us.

• B) She asked if I could help her, and I agreed.

• C) Finish your homework, and then you can watch TV.

• D) If you finish your homework, you can watch TV.

What is the mood of the verb in the sentence: 'I wish I were taller.'

• A) Indicative

• B) Imperative

• C) Subjunctive

• D) Conditional