You are assigned to write an essay which must maintain the indicative mood throughout. Which of the choices below would need to be removed or revised?
A) Have you ever wished for anything so badly that it hurt not to have it?
B) I often walk down the street near my house, deep in thought.
C) One day, I saw that my friend had gotten a 10-speed bike for Christmas.
D) I knew intense jealousy that very moment.
c?
No.
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Is'nt it A? Ms Sue?
Yes, A.
The answer is A. :)
To maintain the indicative mood throughout the essay, choice C would need to be removed or revised.
Choice C, "One day, I saw that my friend had gotten a 10-speed bike for Christmas," is in the past tense and uses the verb "had gotten," which is in the past perfect tense. The past perfect tense is not in the indicative mood, as it indicates a completed action before another past action. To revise this sentence, you can change it to the simple past tense, which is in the indicative mood. For example, you could say, "One day, I saw that my friend got a 10-speed bike for Christmas."