Which of the following sentences contains a verb in the subjunctive mood? A. If it rains, we can move the party inside. B. If you were taller, you could try out for the basketball team. C. Do you believe that the Jackson's are moving to Alaska. D. We were going to cook dinner but decided to eat out instead.

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Ingrid Mcguire

11 March, 17:30

Which of the following sentences contains a verb in the subjunctive mood? A. If it rains, we can move the party inside. B. If you were taller, you could try out for the basketball team. C. Do you believe that the Jackson's are moving to Alaska. D. We were going to cook dinner but decided to eat out instead.

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Elsie Sloan · Answer 1

A subjunctive mood is when someone expresses a condition that is not factual or is ambiguous or doubtful. Thus, the answer is letter B. The speaker stresses out that if someone was taller which is not true because the one he is referring to is not tall.