Course work theme: The problems of the imperative mood Submitted by: 4th year student: Abdukhalilova Ma’murakhan Abdullajon kizi Scientific by: Makhmudjonova Khilola Kokand 2022 contents introduction

3. Subjunctive Verb Mood

It expresses doubt or something contrary to fact. The subjunctive moods indicate a hypothetical state, a state contrary to reality such as wish, desire or something imaginary. It is harder to explain the subjunctive.
For example, “If I see him, I will tell him.”
The verb ‘may’ can be used to express a wish. For example,

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  May you have many more birthdays.
  
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  May you live long and prosper.
  

The verb ‘were’ can also indicate the use of subjunctive.
For example, 

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  If I were you, I wouldn’t keep driving more on those tires.
  
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  I he were governor, we’d be in better fiscal shape.
  

4. Infinitive Verb Mood

It expresses an action or state without reference to any subject. It can be a source of sentence fragments when the writer miserly thinks the infinitive form is a fully functioning verb.
When we speak of the English infinitive, we usually mean the basic form the verb with ‘to’ in front of it, for example, ‘to go’, ‘to speak’ etc.
Verbs said to be in the infinitive mood can include participle forms ending in ‘-ed’ and ‘-ing’. Verbs in the infinitive moods are not being used as verbs, but as other parts of speech.
To err is human; to forgive, divine. 
Here, ‘to err’ and ‘to forgive’ are used as nouns.
Now we see another example, “He is a man to be admired.”
In this example, ‘to be admired’ is an adjective, the equivalent of admirable. It describes the noun ‘man’.

Minor Moods

In addition to above discussed moods, there are minor moods in English which are stated here with the help of examples.

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  Tag declarative: You have been drinking again, haven’t you.
  
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  Tag imperative: Leave the room, will you!
  
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  Pseudo-imperative: Move or I’ll shoot.
  
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  Alternative questions: Does John resemble his father or his mother? With rising intonation on father and falling intonation on mother.
  
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  Exclamative: What a pleasant day!
  
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  Optative: “One more” sentence!
  

The distinction between major and minor moods in English is not clear but minor moods are restricted in their efficiency, unimportant to communication, and low in their frequency of occurrence.