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Expressing Uncertainty and Contrary-to-Fact Statements With Subjunctive Mood
Use the subjunctive mood to express uncertainty, wishes, or states contrary to fact.

Use the subjunctive mood to express uncertainty, wishes, or states contrary to fact.
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Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood, and use voice and mood deliberately to achieve particular effects in writing.
Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact).