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INDICATIVE
INDICATIVE. A term for the grammatical MOOD in which statements are expressed: the sentence I saw her yesterday is in the indicative (mood). The indicative is the most common mood in English, and is used for both statements (She knew him) and questions (She knew him?). However, these may imply meanings typically associated with the imperative (where both I should like to borrow your pen and Can I borrow your pen? are indirect requests) and the subjunctive (a wish in God should bless you in all your works or after expressions of request, necessity, and the like, as in It is imperative that she answers our letter immediately, where the SUBJUNCTIVE is an alternative). See DECLARATIVE.
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TOM McARTHUR. "INDICATIVE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "INDICATIVE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-INDICATIVE.html TOM McARTHUR. "INDICATIVE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-INDICATIVE.html |
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in·dic·a·tive / inˈdikətiv/ • adj. 1. serving as a sign or indication of something: having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem. 2. Gram. denoting a mood of verbs expressing simple statement of a fact. Compare with subjunctive. • n. Gram. a verb in the indicative mood. ∎ (the indicative) the indicative mood. DERIVATIVES: in·dic·a·tive·ly adv. |
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"indicative." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "indicative." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-indicative.html "indicative." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-indicative.html |
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Indicative
Indicative (form of absolution): see ABSOLUTION.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Indicative." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Indicative." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Indicative.html JOHN BOWKER. "Indicative." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Indicative.html |
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indicative see mood . |
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"indicative." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "indicative." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-indicati.html "indicative." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-indicati.html |
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