Subjunctive Mood
Definition:
Subjunctive mood is a mood that typically signals irrealis meanings, such as:
- potentiality
- uncertainty
- prediction
- obligation, and
- desire
It most typically occurs in a subordinate clause, but may occur outside of one.
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