Definition:
The quality of a verb that conveys the writer's attitude toward a subject. In English, the indicative mood is used to make factual statements or pose questions, the imperative mood to express a request or command, and the subjunctive mood to show a wish, doubt, or anything else contrary to fact.
Examples:
- indicative mood
"Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering--and it's all over much too soon."
(Woody Allen) - imperative mood
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
(President John F. Kennedy) - subjunctive mood
"If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack
To sit in the synagogue and pray."
(from Fiddler on the Roof)
Pronunciation: mood
