Презентация на тему "The category of mood"

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  The Category of Mood

  Presented by Julia Kaurova

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  What is mood?The number of moods in English

  Mood is a grammatical category which indicates the attitude of the speaker towards the action expressed by the verb from the point of view of its reality. By this category the action can be presented as real, non-real, desirable, recommended, necessary, etc. The category of mood is the most controversial category of the verb.

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  Different linguists distinguish from 2 to 16 moods

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  INDICATIVE MOOD

  The Indicative Mood shows that the action or state expressed by the verb is presented as a fact. Examples:"Joe plays outside." "It will rain soon." “He is speaking on the phone all day long." The Indicative Mood is also used to express a real condition. Examples: If it rains, I shall stay at home. If Catherine Disobeys us, we shall disinherit her.

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  The Imperative Mood

  The imperative mood expresses a command or a request to perform an action (addressed to somebody), but not the action itself. Examples: Be quite and hear what I tell you. Don’t be angry. Let us go together. Let us not argue on the matter.

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  The Subjunctive Mood

  The Subjunctive Mood is used to express non-facts: unreal or hypothetical actions or states (may be viewed upon as desired, necessary, possible, supposed, imaginary, or contradicting reality). In Modern English The Subjunctive Mood has synthetic and analytical forms.

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  The Synthetic forms of the Subjunctive Mood

  The Present Subjunctive of all the verbs It denotes a hypothetical action referring to the present or future I, he, she, it, we, you, they + Be, take, have, know, etc. Examples: He required that all be kept secret. It’s natural that the enemy resent it. Be it so! God forbid! God save the king!

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  The Past Subjunctive

  2) The Past Subjunctive It refers to the hypothetical action to the present or future and shows that it contradicts reality Examples: If I were you! If you were there! I wished he were less remote!

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  The Analytical forms

  Consist of the mood auxiliaries should, would, may, (might) or shall + infinitive of the notional verb Examples: I wish I would help you. Would you help me? It’s important that all the students should be informed about it!

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  The use of the Subjunctive Mood

  Simple sentences Long live the University! May success attend you! If only he were here! Manners be hanged! Be it so! 2) Subject clauses It is (was) necessary, it is (was) important + should It is recommended that she should come here. 3) Object clauses He ordered that everything should be ready by 5 o’clock. I wish I had not done it. I fear he may forget about it. She fears lest he should be blamed.

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  4) Adverbial clause of Comparison conjunctions as if, as though His eyes wandered as if he were at a loss. 5) Adverbial clause of purpose conjunctions that, so that, in order that , so, may (might) + infinitive or can (could) + infinitive I tell you this so that you may understand the situation. lest (чтобы не) should + infinitive The girl whispered these words lest somebody should overhear her.

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  6) Adverbial clause of concession As, however, or, whoever, though, even if, no matter how + may (might) + infinitive (perfect infinitive) No matter how tired he may be he will go to the concert. 7) Adverbial clause of time and place conjunctions whenever, wherever Wherever she may live, she will always find friends. 8) Predicative clauses conjunctions as if, as though + link verbs to be, to feel, to look, etc. I feel as if we were back seven years. abstract noun wish, aim, idea, etc

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  Mary’s wish was that our mother should come and live with us. 9) Attributive clause It’s time, it’s high time + past.subj. to be It’s time we went home.

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  References

  Блох М. Я. Теоретическая грамматика английского языка. М., 2000. Н. А. Кобрина Грамматика английского языка. Спб, 2008 В. Л. КаушанскаяA grammar of the english language. M., 2012 B. Ilyish The structure of modern English. M., 1965