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I. The Introduction to the Category of Mood
Task 1.Define the type of mood (Indicative, Imperative, Oblique) in the following sentences:
1. You look as if you were unwell.
2. Long live the Queen.
3. If I were you, I would do just the opposite.
4. Help me with the annual report.
5. I’d soonerwe used the subway.
6. It’s a shame that you should have heard that.
7. We really ought to pay the bill now.
8. Please, wipe your feet on the carpet.
9. Be that as it may, I’m not going to give up defending my rights.
10. Should he change his mind, he’ll let us know.
11. It’s rather essential that this be mentioned in your reference letter.
12. He had attended her before and that had given her hope.
Task 2.Translate the sentences paying special attention to the constructions of the Oblique moods. Keep in mind that they express an action considered unreal, desirable, hypothetically possible, problematic, etc.
1. Jack would have never dared to speak first if not encouraged.
2. If you happento meet them, give them my regards.
3. The ultimate goal of the committee is that the distinction be made between the desired and the possible.
4. It's not really vital he be involved in this conversation.
5. If it hadn’t been for the pleadings of my wife, you would be dead already.
6. If only the weather were more reliable.
7. Harris was determined that the book be authentic.
8. As we were growing up, my mother was so concerned that we not be brought up as “cheap” Italian. It was so important to my mother that we be thought of as classic.
9. Lord help us.
10. I wish it were enough. – If it were, then you wouldn't be the man I fell in love with.
11. If it really were done, if there were nothing at stake except reputation, perhaps it would be wiser to let the matter drop. But we are not in that position.
12. This would be wise advice, if only the situation were like that – if the job were done and it were time to rest. If only that were true! But challenges abound, and it’s high time you stopped taking the future for granted.
13. They demand he remain in prison for another five months until the next review of the case.
14. It is extremely urgent that we speak with you right now, sir.
15. What would happen if somebody were to blow up that building?
16. The deal requires that teachers join the trade union.
17. It is very important that the charge nurse and the attending physician work together throughout the shift.
18. I was about to request that their TV sets be turned off.
19. She said company lawyers also had insisted the Web site be transferred to their authority.
20. I would respectfully suggest that you keep to your room.
21. I took all of the necessary information, but I did not insist that we call for a police officer.
22. The car is programmed not to respond, the way it might if the driver were indeed intoxicated.
23. Stonebridge was an attorney, but more importantly, he was a conservationist, and a man who advocated that national parks be spread all across the country to preserve natural and cultural features and serve people.
24. But if it weren't so tremendously big, it wouldn't be nearly so fun.
25. I only wish it were easier to apply!
26. I am rather anxious that she discuss this with me in the nearest future.
27. That would be a huge win, if they were able to pull it round.
28. It is essential that he reveal the truth now, lest his actions be suspicious.
29. Tell me, Stuart, lest your children be born orphans.
30. If he knew the area, he would go alone. He doesn't, so he needs someone to show the way.
31. God guide your decision.
32. The doctor’s recommendation is that the child should take castor oil.
33. It’s a pity that you shouldhave been soaking wet.
34. Providing that there are no objections, the decision will be arrived at.
35. It’s only right that we shouldsave our planet from pollution.