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  1. Which of the following sentences contains a verb in the subjunctive mood?

Allow me to introduce myself.


If water reaches 32 degrees, it turns to ice.

I wish you had more confidence in yourself.

  1. Which of the following sentences contains a verb in the imperative mood?

Try answering this question; it's easy.


Thomas Gray's poem is an elegy.


If you read it, you will easily find details that support the mood of the poem.

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  1. C. I wish you had more confidence in yourself. 

    6. A. Try answering this question; it's easy. 

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5. The sentence that contains a verb in the subjunctive mood is the following one: If water reaches 32 degrees, it turns to ice.

6. The sentence that contains a verb in the imperative mood is the following one: Try answering this question; it's easy.

Explanation:

The subjunctive mood is the verb form used to express a wish or a command.  The mood is the form a verb a takes to indicate how it is to be regarded. In the sentence above, the speaker is talking about a wish. That is why he/she has chosen to use the subjunctive mood.

Then, in question 6, the first sentence among the options is the one that contains a verb in the imperative mood. The imperative mood is the form a verb takes to indicate a command or a request.

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