Lesson Four

Commands

Also known as the imperative form, commands are very easy to use. Begin the sentence with a verb and end with an object, a person or a thing. Tell someone to do something: * Answer the phone, please. * Drive to the post office. * Help me find this information. The subject in each of these sentences is “you,” but it doesn’t sound correct to use the subject. * You answer the phone, please. * You drive to the post office. * You help me. Tell someone not to do something: * Don’t do that. (The subject is “you.”) * Don’t hit him. * Don’t drive a car without a seat belt. In each sentence above, the present tense is used and the subject is “you. The polite form of a command uses the word “please.” * Please give that to me. * Pass the potatoes, please. (Use the word “pass” when you sit at a table with other people and eat food.) If someone doesn’t do what you wanted him or her to do, use the word “tell.” For examples, click here. Here’s a video

 

Part A.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word from the list of word choices below. Some sentences are negative. (10 points)
tell / open / wait / leave / eat / bring / have / go / make / sit
1. ______________me the newspaper from outside.
2. ______________ all of your vegetables!
3. ______________ the door! (negative)
4. ______________ on the couch.
5. ______________ your muddy shoes outside!
6. Please ____________________ to work today. You’re sick.(negative)
7. Here. _________________ some more coffee.
8. __________________ my mother I broke her lamp.(negative)
9. Please ______________ for me here. I’ll be right back.
10. ____________________ that recipe again. It tasted terrible!(negative)
Part B.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word from the list below. Use the polite form with please. Some of these commands are negative. (10 points)
do / close / call / let / help / find / clean / work / see / turn
1. __________ ____________ your room today. It’s a mess.
2. __________ _________ _______ that any more! It hurts.(negative)
3. __________ ____________ me! This is hard to do alone.
4. __________ _________ _________ him eat that.(negative)
5. ___________ ___________ on the light.
6. ______________ the door _____________.
7. ____________ __________ a doctor about that. You’re sick!
8. ____________ me at that number ____________.
9. ___________ __________ ___________ on that computer.(negative)
10. ___________ ____________ your shoes. We have to go.

You get total points

bring,eat,don’t open,sit,leave,don’t go,have,don’t tell,wait,don’t make,please,clean,please,don’t,do,please,help,please,don’t,let,please,turn,close,please,please, see,call,please,please,don’t,work,please,find

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