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Suzi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Indicative

can anyone explain "the indicative" to me? I've read it in a poem, and it obviously has reference to something grammatical, but I cant fathom out what, from the clues in the poem.
  

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The indicative is a mood (a quality which applies to verbs). Indicative is the mood we mostly commonly speak in (the default mood of facts), as opposed to the subjunctive mood in English (one of hypothesis). Indicative: She is a basketball fan.

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  • The indicative is a mood (a quality which applies to verbs).
  • Indicative is the mood we mostly commonly speak in (the default mood of facts), as opposed to the subjunctive mood in English (one of hypothesis).
  • Indicative: She is a basketball fan.
  • Subjunctive: She may be a basketball fan.
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The indicative is a mood (a quality which applies to verbs). Indicative is the mood we mostly commonly speak in (the default mood of facts), as opposed to the subjunctive mood in English (one of hypothesis).

Indicative: She is a basketball fan.
Subjunctive: She may be a basketball fan.
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