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mood vs indicative

indicative vs mood

mood and indicative both are nouns.

mood is not an adjective while indicative is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mood Yes No No No
indicative Yes Yes No No
As nouns, indicative is a hyponym of mood; that is, indicative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mood:
  • mood: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
  • indicative: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
mood (noun) indicative (noun)
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
the prevailing psychological state
mood (adjective) indicative (adjective)
relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
Difference between mood and indicative

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