Assertion: subjunctive mood | /r/CapableOf | show wish
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text: The subjunctive mood shows a wish, a suggestion, a demand, or condition contrary to fact.
text: The subjunctive mood is the verb form used to explore a hypothetical situation (e.g.,) or to express a wish, a demand, or a suggestion (e.g.,).This table summarizes how a verb changes when it's in the subjunctive mood.
text: The subjunctive mood shows a wish, a suggestion, a demand, or condition contrary to fact.
text: It shows a wish, a suggestion, a demand, or condition contrary to fact.
text: There are three major moods in English: the indicative mood is used to make factual statements or pose questions, the imperative mood to express a request or command, and the (rarely used) subjunctive mood to show a wish, doubt, or anything else contrary to fact.
text: The subjunctive mood expresses wishes, stipulates demands, or makes statements contrary to fact, such as this line from the play, "Fiddler on the Roof":