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An Email with Five Moods

Students identify and use five verb moods while editing an email about a student desk-organizer fundraiser.

Grade 8ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.8.1.c

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 8
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students distinguish the purposes of indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive verbs.
  • Students form and revise verbs in five moods to express precise meanings in student emails.

How to use

Have students read the email and complete the mood tasks independently. Discuss how changing verb forms changes a message's purpose, then use the final response as an editing check.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.8.1.c

Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive moods.

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An Email with Five Moods

Choose verb forms that make a fundraiser plan clear.

Read the email

Read Selin’s email to Dario about their desk-organizer fundraiser. Notice when she reports, asks, directs, imagines, or recommends.

Subject: Before We Open Organizer Orders

1Hi Dario, Yesterday our group finished three sample desk organizers made from donated cardboard. Each sample has a space for pencils and a wider section for loose notes. We plan to sell customized versions to raise money for new outdoor lunch tables. The samples are on the counter in our homeroom, beside the order sheets.

2The project folder contains our latest design. I suggest that each organizer have a removable divider. That feature would let buyers choose between one large section and two smaller sections. The sample with the blue border already includes one. We can discuss colors after we settle the basic design, since extra choices could make orders harder to track.

3You mentioned using a digital order form instead of paper. Would that form allow buyers to choose a border color? Does it send a confirmation after someone submits an order? I tried the practice link, but my screen stopped at the name box. Please test the link on a different device before we share it with classmates.

4Keep the first order round small. Do not promise delivery dates until we know how long assembly takes. We have enough cardboard for a trial run, but we have not timed the cutting and folding. If orders exceeded our trial capacity, we would put later requests on a waiting list. That approach would give us room to solve problems without disappointing buyers.

5I wish the storage cabinet were wider. Right now, the completed samples fit only when we turn them sideways. For the trial run, I recommend that the finished organizers remain in our homeroom overnight. The custodian has asked us to keep the floor clear, so the counter seems like the simplest place to use.

6Could you bring your assembly notes tomorrow? Please include the step that took the most time, even if it seemed easy once you finished. Your notes describe the folded base clearly, and I want our instructions to be useful to someone who has not watched us work. We can compare your sequence with mine before our next group meeting. Thanks for checking these details before we announce the sale. —Selin

1.
How does Selin present the removable divider in paragraph 2?
  • A. As a question about the divider’s current location.
  • B. As a recommended feature rather than an established requirement.
  • C. As a direct command to remove the sample’s divider.
  • D. As a report that every sample already has a divider.
2.
In paragraph 2, underline the sentence whose subjunctive verb form presents a proposed design requirement rather than reporting a fact.

The project folder contains our latest design.I suggest that each organizer have a removable divider.That feature would let buyers choose between one large section and two smaller sections.The sample with the blue border already includes one.We can discuss colors after we settle the basic design, since extra choices could make orders harder to track.

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