English Grammar Question: Mood...

[Author]

In English grammar is Mood -- the characteristic of a transitive verb's form expressed by a speaker (Garner) -- exclusive to speech? If not, can such expression of action/state be incorporated in written form? Italics maybe: yes/no?

Thanks!

 

[Author]

Also, in English grammar , what is the difference between Mood and Modal?

 

[Will]

Grammatical mood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linguistic modality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Author]

So mood singles modality, and since it uses grammatical elements (parts of speech, etc.), such is applicable to both speech and the written word. Did I interpret those points corrently Will? I need to be clear on this distinction.

 

[Will]

Yes.