Imperative Verbs: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn all about imperative (bossy) verbs, their usage, and examples in this informative guide. Discover how imperative verbs give commands and orders, and where they are commonly used in instructional writing. Find out how to identify imperative verbs in sentences and understand their placement. Enhance your knowledge of grammar with this essential resource.
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Imperative (Bossy) Verbs http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100501144029/mrmen/images/c/c4/MissBossy.gif
What is a verb? We know it is a doing word. It describes an action. E.g. I baked a cake.
What is an imperative verb? It is a bossy verb! It makes a sentence bossy! Use Miss Bossy to help you remember! It gives you an order or command. They are direct and sharp. E.g. Line up for assembly. Turn left at the traffic lights. Mix the flour and eggs together.
When do we use them? We often use them in instructional writing. What types instruction can you think of? Recipes. DIY manuals. Game instructions. Car directions. http://cached.imagescaler.hbpl.co.uk/resize/scaleWidth/420/?sURL=http://offlinehbpl.hbpl.co.uk/News/RB/3E0E9A1F-FB42-0097-5532E7C7A5DAA38F.jpg
For example! Hammer the nail into the wood. Turn right at the zebra crossing. First, pour the milk into the bowl. Bounce across the yard.
Can you find the imperative verb? First, list the ingredients for the recipe. Jump on the spot. Next, cut along the dotted line. Stick the picture in the middle of the card.
Can you find the imperative verb? First, list the ingredients for the recipe. Jump on the spot. Next, cut along the dotted line. Stick the picture in the middle of the card. What do you notice? Where do imperative verbs go in the sentence?
Does the verb need to be at the start of the sentence? Cut along the dotted line. Next, cut along the dotted line. The imperative verb in both of these sentences is cut. The verb doesn t have to be at the start of the sentence. In the case the word next is a time adverb it tells us when to cut along the dotted line.
Which sentences are bossy? Carefully lift the lid of the box. Lift the lid of the box. Gently remove the pie from the oven. Remove the pie from the oven When you have time, check to see if the paint is dry. Check to see if the paint is dry. All the sentences have imperative verbs in!
Activity for today This week we will be writing sets of instructions. We will be building them up and improving them each day. To practise writing a method in a set of instructions, and to practise imperative verbs could you write a set of instructions to tidy your room. Each sentence must start with an imperative verb (a bossy verb). You can also number your instructions. Today you are only writing a method, you don t need anything else for your instructions.
