Moods



1. Indicative/ Declarative Mood
  • It indicate a state of factual and reality
      • Example: Insects have six legs.
  • It states a fact of some sort, or describes what happens, or give details about reality.
  • The statement ends with a period or full stop and the intonation remains unchanged.
      • Example: Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. 


2. Interrogative Mood
  • It is used by the speakers to ask question.
  • Question mark (?) is placed at the end of the sentence.


3. Imperative Mood
  • It is a state of prohibition, advice, request, instruction or command.
  • It is only found in present tense.


4. Exclamatory Mood
  • It is used to express admiration, astonishment, strong emotions and feelings.
  • An exclamation is simply a more forceful version of a declarative sentence, marked at the end with an exclamation mark (!).
  • Intonation falls at the end of the sentence.

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