Imperative Sentence

The Imperative Sentence

Learn About It

An imperative sentence gives a command. It usually end with a period, but it may also end with an exclamation point (!).

Commands ask or tell people to do something.

"Please pass the salt." is a command, that does not sound as commanding as, "Get out of my way!" But, both of these sentences are imperatives because they are both asking or telling someone to do something.

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Finding the Subject

This may sound strange, but every single command has the same subject! Yikes! How is that even possible?

Well, since commands are always speaking to someone or something (you've got to address them if you're going to ask them to do something), the subject is always the word you.

You may have noticed, the word "you" is not even in a command. Because of this, the subject is actually called you understood, and it is written like this: (you)

This means that the subject is the word you, but since it is not written or spoken in the sentence, it is understood and is therefore in parentheses.

Imperative	Subject
Please find my yellow leotard.	(you)
Shut the door!	(you)
Be there at 5:00.	(you)

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Diagramming Commands

You'll notice that every command has the same subject, (you).

Please find my yellow leotard.

Shut the door!

Be there at 5:00.

 

The Sentence Types

Learn All About Them

We use different sentence types each day because we have different purposes for our sentences.

When we categorize sentences based on their purpose, there are four different types of sentences.

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1. Statements

Sometime we just want to make a statement.

A declarative sentence makes a statement.

It is the most common type of sentence. We use these guys all the time.

This butter used to be in the cupboard.

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2. Questions

Sometimes we want to ask a question.

An interrogative sentence asks a question.

Where is the butter?

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3. Exclamations

Sometimes we want to shout.

An exclamatory sentence makes a statement with emotion!

It always ends with an exclamation mark.

 I can't find the butter!

These types of sentences show the most energy of all of the types of sentences. For that reason, I sure like exclamatory sentences!

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4. Commands

Sometimes we want to give a command.

An imperative sentence is a command.

 Show me the butter.

Note that although you can sound jerky when you use commands (Bring me my book...now!), you are even using commands when you use the word please.

So even though you may say:

Please show me the butter.

The sentence is still called a command.

 

Order Your  answer. (fill in the blank)

1. wet. Don't the camera let get

 
 

2. Let's the cinema. to go

 
 

3. speak that. like Don't 

 

4. attention pay to her. Don't

 
 

5. to the tonight. Let go her party

 
 

6. Don't fast. too drive 

 

7. door. Close the 

 

8. your open page book 26. Sit down and

 
 

9. You, to listen me. 

 

10. word. say not Let's a  

Check your answer!!!

1.  DON'T LET THE CAMERA GET WET.
2.LET'S GO TO THE CINEMA.
3.DON'T SPEAK LIKE THAT.
4.DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO HER.
5.  LET HER GO TO THE PARTY TONIGHT.
6. DON'T DRIVE TOO FAST.
7.  CLOSE THE DOOR.
8.SIT DOWN AND OPEN YOUR BOOK PAGE 26.
9.YOU, LISTEN TO ME.
10. LET'S NOT SAY A WORD.
 

Reference

http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/imperative-sentence.html

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-8768.php

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/imperative-sentences

http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=94406