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Line 1: − '''Mood''' is a grammatical category that expresses the speaker's attitude toward the action or state of being described in a [[verb]], namely, whether it is a simple statement of fact, a hypothetical or counterfactual situation, a desire, a command, etc. [[English]] has indicative, subjunctive, and imperative moods; other languages distinguish more or fewer.+ − ==Indicative mood==+ − + − ==Subjunctive mood== − The subjunctive mood expresses a hypothetical, counterfactual, or desired situation. A counterfactual present situation is expressed in the past subjunctive: ''If I were king...'' (which the speaker is not). A counterfactual past situation is expressed in the past perfect subjunctive: ''If I had been king...'' (which the speaker was not at the relevant time, if ever). A desired situation can be expressed in the present or future subjunctive: ''I request that he be there/should be there at noon.'' ''God save the Queen!'' The future subjunctive also expresses a possible future situation in a dependent clause: ''If I should die before I wake....'' − + − ==Imperative mood==+ − The imperative mood expresses a command: ''Go!'' It typically exists only in the second person and in the first person plural. Some languages, like [[Spanish]], have a separate polite imperative based on the subjunctive.+ − [[Category:Grammar]]+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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A place where nobody dared to go
The love that we came to know
The indicative mood indicates a simple statement of fact: "I'm here."
They call it Xanadu
In counterfactual statements, the independent clause is expressed in the conditional, which is sometimes considered to be a mood distinct from the subjunctive: ''If I were king, what riches I would give you.''
And now
Open your eyes and see
What we have made is real
We are in Xanadu
A million lights are dancing
And there you are
A shooting star
An everlasting world
And you're here with me
Eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu,
(now we are here)
In Xanadu
Xanadu, Xanadu,
(now we are here)
In Xanadu
Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
For you, Xanadu
The love
The echoes of long ago
You needed the world to know
They are in Xanadu
The dream
That came through a million years
That lived on through all the tears
It came to Xanadu
A million lights are dancing
And there you are
A shooting star
An everlasting world
And you're here with me
Eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu,
(now we are here)
In Xanadu
Xanadu, Xanadu,
(now we are here)
In Xanadu
Now that I'm here
Now that you're near in Xanadu
Now that I'm here
Now that you're near in Xanadu
Xanadu...