fact mood
- noun
- Specialized
- In English, the fact mood is used for simple statements.
Examples
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The teacher explained that the fact mood is often called the indicative.
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Questions, commands, and wishes do not use the fact mood.
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In English, most sentences are in the fact mood when describing reality.
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The fact mood conveys certainty and clarity.
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In English, most sentences are in the fact mood when describing reality.
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The teacher explained that the fact mood is often called the indicative.
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The fact mood conveys certainty and clarity in straightforward assertions.
Synonyms
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5.5
The verb mood used to state facts and ask questions
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6.2
A sentence that states a fact or gives information
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6.5
A verb form that shows facts or asks questions
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6.9
A sentence that states a fact or gives information, like 'The sky is blue'
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9.3
The normal verb form used to state facts, for example 'He goes to school'
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'fact' (verifiable truth) + 'mood' (a grammatical category) yields a grammatical mood expressing factual statements. This follows ordinary English noun-noun combination patterns and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents (e.g., indicative), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Fact mood combines fact (something true) and mood (the way you say something). Imagine a calm, plain voice telling what really happened — that image shows why the term means the grammar form used for ordinary 'statements' or 'facts'.