The sentence "My dog insists that I throw the tennis ball by barking and jumping up and down" uses the indicative mood. The indicative mood is used here to state a fact about what the dog does (insists) and how it behaves (barking and jumping), without issuing a command or expressing a recommendation.
My dog insists that I throw the tennis ball by barking and jumping up and down.
What very mood is used in the sentence, and what does the mood express?
Imperative: a command or request
Subjunctive: a demand or recommendation
Condition : a result of an action
Indicative: a statement of fact
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