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The imperative
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The imperative
The imperative is used to give commands and orders. The form of the verb used for the imperative is the base form of the main verb, which is used without a subject.
- EXAMPLES: 1. Walk to the corner, turn right, and cross the road. 2. Open your mouth and say ‘Aaaah’.
- Although the main feature of sentences in the imperative is that they have no grammatical subject, they do have an understood subject, ‘you’. The basic form of the imperative remains the same whether it is addressed to one or more people.
- EXZMPLES: 1. Come on, Mary; I’m waiting. 2. Come on, girls; you’re late.
- The word order of a sentence in the imperative is: verb + object (if needed). The negative imperative is made with do + not or don’t. Don’t lose that key. Do not come back without it!
- The uses of the imperative are as follows:
- to give an order: Go away. Stop that.
- to give instructions. Don’t use this spray near a naked flame.
- to give advice or warnings. Don’t forget to take your passport with you.
- to make an offer or an invitation. Have a piece of cake.
- The uses of the imperative are as follows:
- The word order of a sentence in the imperative is: verb + object (if needed). The negative imperative is made with do + not or don’t. Don’t lose that key. Do not come back without it!
- EXZMPLES: 1. Come on, Mary; I’m waiting. 2. Come on, girls; you’re late.
- Although the main feature of sentences in the imperative is that they have no grammatical subject, they do have an understood subject, ‘you’. The basic form of the imperative remains the same whether it is addressed to one or more people.
- EXAMPLES: 1. Walk to the corner, turn right, and cross the road. 2. Open your mouth and say ‘Aaaah’.
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