Question

Which correctly identifies the verb and its mood in this sentence? It has been raining for seven hours. A) Verb: has Mood: indicative B) Verb: has been Mood: conditional C) Verb: has raining Mood: interrogative D) Verb: has been raining Mood: indicative

Answer 1

D) Verb: has been raining Mood: indicative

Step-by-step explanation:

Verb: has been raining Mood: indicative The indicative verb mood gives the facts and states what is happening, what happened, or what will happen

Answer 2

D) Verb: has been raining Mood: indicative

The entire verb phrase is "has been raining". "Has" and "been" are both helping verbs that create the present progressive tense. This tense is used to show something that is happening and has been happening for a period of time. The indicative mood is correct because the indicative mood indicates something that fact. Interrogative mood is question form. Conditional form is based on something else happening.