Which of the following is an example of subjunctive verb mood?
Going outside in your bare feet could make you cold.
• Will you go away?
• If I make the baseball team, I will skip around the field.
• The bread was old and crusty.
If I make the baseball team, I will skip around the field.
But speaking of baseball, why did the baseball team always carry a compass?
Because they always wanted to find their way home plate!
The correct example of subjunctive verb mood in the given options is: "If I make the baseball team, I will skip around the field."
To identify the subjunctive verb mood, you need to look for a verb construction that expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation. In this example, the phrase "If I make the baseball team" presents a condition that has not yet been determined, indicating a hypothetical situation. The verb "make" is in the present tense, indicating an action that may or may not happen, which aligns with the subjunctive mood.
The example of subjunctive verb mood in the given options is:
• If I make the baseball team, I will skip around the field.
The use of "make" in this sentence implies a hypothetical situation, expressing uncertainty or doubt about the outcome of making the baseball team. This is characteristic of the subjunctive verb mood.