answer: yes, it is written in subjunctive mood.
explanation: the word "were" is a subjunctive form. for it to be in normal form, the word "were" should be replaced with "was" (first person and third person singular of to be in the past tense).
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Why was the study undertaken?
Words are italicized in order to create emphasis. However, this is only applicable to certain names, words, or phrases. Italics are also used in writing technical and unfamiliar words; trains, aircraft, etc.; and titles of books, movies, paintings, newspapers, etc. In the sentence: Riding the Orient Express toward Istanbul, Tom read the novels of Mark Twain, you should italicize the <em>(a) Orient Express</em>. <em>Orient Express</em> is a name of a luxury train. Based on the rules given, it should follow the format of italicization.