Question

Identify the mood of the verb in the following sentence-
Give us this day our daily bread.
a) Indicative mood
b) Imperative mood
c) Complex mood
d) Subjunctive mood

Answer 1

Hint: A mode of the verb is a verb category which tells whether a verb is telling a fact, a complexity, a question, or a wish.

Complete answer:
In grammar, the mood is used to refer to a verb form which indicates whether a verb expresses a fact (indicative mood), a command (imperative mood), a question (interrogative mood), a condition (conditional mood), or a wish or possibility (the subjunctive mood). In the given question we are asked to identify the mood of the verb in the given sentence – Give us our daily bread.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is an Indicative mood. An indicative mood refers to a verb which is stating a fact. We cannot see any facts in the given sentence. So this is an incorrect option.
Option ‘b’ is Imperative mood. An imperative mood indicates or refers to a command, exhortation, or prayer. There is a prayer made in the given sentence.
Option ‘c’ is a Complex mood. A complex mood is not referred to in the given sentence. So, this is an incorrect option.
Option ‘d’ is a Subjunctive mood. This mood refers to a wish. There is no wish made in the given sentence and so this is an incorrect option.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the mood of the verb of the sentence is – Imperative mood. So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note:
Don’t confuse between ‘imperative' or ‘subjunctive mood'. There is ‘give’ in the given sentence, which does not mean a wish, but a prayer.