Sentences with OPTATIVE-MOOD
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"In English grammar, the optative mood is used to express wishes or desires."
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"The optative mood is also found in other Indo-European languages, such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit."
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"To form the optative mood in English, we often use the verb 'may' or 'might' followed by the base form of the verb."
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"In some languages, the optative mood is also used to express commands or requests."
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"The optative mood can sometimes be identified by specific verb endings or particles."
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"In Latin, the optative mood is marked by the endings -am, -em, or -im."
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"In a sentence like 'Long live the king!', the optative mood is used to express a wish for the king's long life."
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"In Greek, the optative mood can express potentiality or doubtful conditions."
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"Some scholars argue that the optative mood represents a way of expressing emotions and attitudes towards a situation."
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"In addition to the indicative and subjunctive, the optative mood is one of the four moods in Ancient Greek."
