Practice and Apply Identify the mood of the boldfaced verbs in each sentence. Then, rewrite each sentence using the interrogative mood..

Question: 2. Ben (scratched) his nose as he (stood) by the fence.

Question: 3. (Let) me whitewash a little!

Question: 4. (Give) Ben the brush, and then (watch) him work.

Question: 5. After a while, Tom (was rolling) in wealth.

Question: 6. (Trade) the tadpoles for a chance to whitewash the fence.

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Answer and Explanation:

The sentences provided are basically in two types of mood: indicative and imperative. The indicative serves to express a state or something that is happening at the moment. The imperative is used for commands and requests. The interrogative mood, the one we are asked to rewrite the sentences in, is basically asking a question.

Question: 2. Ben (scratched) his nose as he (stood) by the fence.  - indicative (both verbs)

Did Ben scratch his nose as he stood by the fence?

Question: 3. (Let) me whitewash a little!  - imperative

Will you let me whitewash a little?

Question: 4. (Give) Ben the brush, and then (watch) him work.  - imperative (both verbs)

Will you give Ben the brush, and then watch him work?

Question: 5. After a while, Tom (was rolling) in wealth.  - indicative

Was Tom rolling in wealth after a while?

Question: 6. (Trade) the tadpoles for a chance to whitewash the fence. - imperative

Will you trade the tadpoles for a chance to whitewash the fence?

a pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants.

bartender: isn't that uncomfortable?

pirate: arrgh! it's drivin' me nuts!

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.