In this sentence: "Many people insist that our city is the most beautiful in the world," what is the mood of the verb "insist"? A) subjunctive B) imperative C) indicative?
1 Answer
This sentence is in indicative mood.
Explanation:
The given sentence is in the indicative mood.
To find the mood of a sentence you have to look at the verb forms.
Indicative sentence is a sentence which informs about some facts. The verb can be used here in any tense.
Examples:
We will go to the cinema this evening.
Sue did not go to school yesterday, because she was ill.
etc.
Subjunctive sentence has a verb expressing what is imagined or wished or possible. The subjunctive sentence often contains would.
Example:
If I won in a lottery, I would buy a new car. - the second part of the sentence reports some possibilities/wishes, so it ois a subjunctive sentence.
Imperative mood is used to give orders or commands. It can be recognized by the fact, that the sentence does not have a subject.
Example:
Tell me, who broke the glass.
