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Indicate whether the highlighted verbs in the following sentences are in the correct mood.

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1. If an elephant was to fly through this window, I’d eat your toque.
   • 1.1 correct mood
   • 1.2 incorrect mood
2. The chef insists that the wholesaler deliver fresh salad greens every morning.
   • 2.1 correct mood
   • 2.2 incorrect mood
3. It is crucial that Wendell arrives on time.
   • 3.1 correct mood
   • 3.2 incorrect mood
4. If this apartment was any smaller, we would suffocate.
   • 4.1 correct mood
   • 4.2 incorrect mood
5. The committee recommends that all three buildings are condemned.
   • 5.1 correct mood
   • 5.2 incorrect mood
6. If Mae West was alive, she might enjoy Madonna’s performances.
   • 6.1 correct mood
   • 6.2 incorrect mood
7. Watson requires that his personal trainer provides receipts.
   • 7.1 correct mood
   • 7.2 incorrect mood
8. If messing up an office cubicle was an Olympic sport, Lynn would win a gold medal.
   • 8.1 correct mood
   • 8.2 incorrect mood
9. Bunbury wished that Oscar Wilde were still alive to write a sequel to The Importance of Being Earnest.
   • 9.1 correct mood
   • 9.2 incorrect mood

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