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RETEACH

Name: Date:

VERB MOOD—THE SUBJUNCTIVE

Verb moods are classification that indicate the attitude of the speaker. Two common verb
moods are indicative and subjunctive.
The indicative mood is used for statements of fact. The subjunctive is a verb mood that
expresses one of the following:
 a wish or desire
 a request or demand for action
 a condition that is highly unlikely or contrary to fact.
Subjunctive verbs are often found in clauses that begin with if, that, as if, or as though.
In the subjunctive mood, the subject-verb agreement is different than it is in the
indicative mood.
Indicative mood: I was young.
Subjunctive mood: I wish I were young.
Indicative mood: I am pleased that he arrives on time each day.
Subjunctive mood: I suggested he arrive on time each day.

Avoid using the incorrect verb form to express the subjunctive mood, especially for third-
person singular verbs and all forms of the verb be.

A. DIRECTIONS: Mark the subjunctive verb in each sentence.


1. I wish rotary telephones were still in use.
2. It is essential that he guard the supply closet.
3. She suggested that he work part-time.
4. It’s important that the game go on.
5. If he were an honorable man, he would confess to the theft.
B. DIRECTIONS: Identify the verb mood being used in the sentences below by writing I
(indicative) or S (subjunctive) on the line for each.
1. If Katherine were in my class, we would be better friends.
2. Where I live, snow falls heavily during the month of January.
3. I recommend that the voting take place right away.
4. I wish it were still summer.
5. They demanded that the governor explain his actions.

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PRACTICE

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VERB MOOD—THE SUBJUNCTIVE

A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the subjunctive verb in each sentence.


1. I insist that the climbers be given new equipment.
2. If Gerald were musically inclined, I’d ask him to attend he concert.
3. The manager suggests that all deliveries be checked for quality control.
4. If I were the librarian, I’d order cozy chairs and reading lamps.
5. Although the lead actor has taken ill, it is essential that the play go on.

B. DIRECTIONS: Mark the correct verb in each subjunctive sentence.


1. The principal recommends that each student [gets/get] a dental check-up.
2. Mr. Jin asks that all the test booklets [are/be] collected by the end of class.
3. He suggests his clothes [are/be] dry-cleaned.
4. We all wish that our requests [are/be] followed to the letter.
5. The hotel insists the rooms [be/are] cleared out before noon.

C. DIRECTIONS: Identify the verb mood being used in the sentences below by
writing I (indicative) or S (subjunctive) on the line for each.
1. It was suggested that he wait to leave until the next morning.
2. If I were taller, I might have been a better basketball player.
3. I saw a mural today that was absolutely stunning.
4. She lives in England, but she visits her mother in Idaho each summer.
5. They asked Felipe to lead the marketing division of the company.

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