indicatives
Fact-asserting moods
Indicatives is the plural of indicative, referring to verb forms or statements that express factual assertions rather than wishes, commands, or hypotheticals.
In grammar, the indicative mood contrasts with the subjunctive and imperative moods: She walks to work is indicative, while I wish she were here is subjunctive.
The term appears most often in discussions of language instruction or linguistic analysis.
Prevailing emotional condition
- verbAction-expressing word
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- subjunctiveVerb mood expressing unreality
- declarativeStating rather than asking
assertion · statement · tense · conjugation · predicate · syntax · clause · morphology
Conveyed indications
- markersPens with porous tips
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- signsDisplays conveying information
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
clues · pointers · warnings · hints · manifestations · telltale · harbingers · omens
Standards for measuring performance
- metricsStandards for assessment
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- dataFacts for analysis
- GDPNational output abbreviation
inflation · unemployment · leading · lagging · coincident · forecasts · trends · rates
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- verbAction-expressing word
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- subjunctiveVerb mood expressing unreality
declarative · assertion · statement · tense · conjugation · predicate · syntax · clause · morphology · inflection
signals
Conveyed indications
evidence · clues · pointers · warnings · hints · manifestations · telltale · harbingers · omens · portents
benchmarks
Standards for measuring performance
- metricsStandards for assessment
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- dataFacts for analysis
GDP · inflation · unemployment · leading · lagging · coincident · forecasts · trends · rates · figures
indicativessubjunctives
Verbs for hypotheticals
imperatives · counterfactuals · conditionals · hypotheticals · conjectures