COMMAND Imperative sentences are used to give commands,
(a) GmemI: Open the door! make polite requests, and give directions. The
Soktier: Yes, sir! difference between a command and a request lies in
BEQUEST the speaker's tone of voice and the use of please.
@) Teacher: Open the door, please. Please can come at the beginning or end of a
Student: Okay, I'd be happy to. request:
DIRECTIONS Open the do06 please.
(c) Barbam: Could you tell me how to get to the Please open the door.
post office?
Strangec Certainly. Walk two blocks down
Ithie street. lbrn left and walk
three more blocks. It's on the
right-hand side of the swet.
(d) CIose the window. The simple form of a verb is used in imperaave
(e) Please sit down. sentences. The understood subject of the sentence
' (f) Be quiet! to): is you flou) (meaning close the the window. person the speaker is talking
(g) Don't walk on the grass. NEGATIVE POEM:
01) Please don't wait for me. Don't + the rimple form of a verb
(i) Don't be late., ,&:: ,?!.. , ' IO EXERCISE 31. lrn~erative sentences. (Chart 7-12) .,..
Directions: Complete the dialogues with imperative sentences. Try to figure out something
the first speaker might say in the given situation.- THE TEACHER:
THE STUDENT: Okay. - THE DOCTOR:
THE PATIENT: All right. - THE MOTHER:
THE SON: I will. Don't worry. - MRS. JONES:
,,; .,*, ,. '..~... THE CHILDREN: Yes, ma'am. - THE GENERAL
I, THE SOLDIER: Yes, sir! Right away, sir!
' I (I 6. THE FATHER:
THE DAUGHTER: Okay, Dad.
- A FRIEND:
A FRIEND: Why not? - THE WE:
THE HUSBAND: Okay.
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