Which of these sentences uses the subjunctive mood? a. The bird became ill. b. It could not fly anymore. c. The water that it drank made it sick. d. I wish that the bird were healthy again.
English · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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d. "I wish that the bird were healthy again." uses the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood is used to express wishes, hypothetical situations, demands, or suggestions, and it often explores conditions that are not necessarily reality. In this sentence, the speaker is expressing a wish about the bird's health, using the subjunctive "were" instead of "was," even though the bird is singular. This is the correct usage of the subjunctive mood for hypothetical or wished-for situations.