DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2663-4619/125/108-111
Gulshan Musayeva
Baku Business University
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8522-3169
musayeva-gulshan@mail.ru
Suppositional Mood and Its Characteristics in the English Language
Abstract
The category of mood is often seen as the category of the verb expressing relations between the situation and reality from the point of view of the speaker. In other words, the category of mood shows the subjective appraisal of the situation, reality or unreality, by the speaker. The category of mood has generated many discussions in present-day English. It has been treated in many different ways and is considered the most controversial category of the verb.
One of the verb forms expressing modality, and almost the most complex one, is the Suppositional Mood. The verb in the Suppositional Mood has two tense forms: present and past. This indirect mood of the verb expresses an action that is required with the speaker’s assumption or desire. It is used to express orders, suggestions, demands, wishes, hypotheses, and purposes. This verb form can be used in several contexts.
Keywords: modality, suppositional mood, suggestions, wishes, hypotheses