Either of the above examples would be acceptable although
the second one has a stronger emphasis.
At last he met her again. But he had waited many years.Joining these two sentences with ‘but’ would not work and
some of the sense would be lost.
I hoped to play tennis but it rained all day.This sentence is better using ‘but’ as a conjunction. Little
would be gained if ‘but’ started a second sentence.
Assessing the mood
The mood refers to the particular attitude of the speaker or
writer contained in the content of the sentence. There are
three moods – the declarative mood, the interrogative mood
and the imperative mood.
Making use of the declarative mood
Thedeclarative moodis used when you are making a state-
ment so this is the one you are likely to use most frequently.
Properly constructed sentences will be used.
The man entered the house but found it empty. There was
a chair overturned by the table and the window was open.Utilising the interrogative mood
The interrogative mood, as its name suggests, is used for
asking questions so is more likely to be used when you are
writing dialogue.
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