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Imperatives and Interrogatives. 1-4 p. 41. Imperatives. You know that an imperative sentence gives a command and an interrogative sentence asks a question. Can you find the subject of these imperative sentences? Forget about the crowds in the subway. Please call a taxi for me. Imperatives.
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Imperatives and Interrogatives 1-4 p. 41
Imperatives • You know that an imperative sentence gives a command and an interrogative sentence asks a question. • Can you find the subject of these imperative sentences? • Forget about the crowds in the subway. • Please call a taxi for me.
Imperatives • The subject of an imperative sentence is always you. You is usually understood rather than stated. • (You) Forget about the crowds in the subway. • (You) Please call a taxi for me.
Interrogatives • In an interrogative sentence, the subject is always stated, but it does not begin the sentence. • You can usually find the subject of an interrogative sentence by rearranging the question into a statement. • Then ask who or what is doing the action of the verb. • Will the taxi get to the airport on time? • The taxi will get to the airport on time.
What is the simple subject of the following sentences? Is the sentence imperative or interrogative? • 1. Did Paula find her seat? • 2. Watch that first step. • 3. Can you climb aboard the bus? • 4. Should we sit here? • 5. Sit next to me. • 6. Please take any seat as quickly as possible. • 7. Will the bus driver stop here at the corner?
What is the simple subject of the following sentences? Is the sentence imperative or interrogative? • 8. Do we get off soon? • 9. Please hold this shopping bag for a moment. • 10. Can you read the next street sign? • 11. Check the water and the oil. • 12. Does the car need oil? • 13. Do I change the fluids monthly.
What is the simple subject of the following sentences? Is the sentence imperative or interrogative? • 14. Write the mileage on the invoice. • 15. Is someone cleaning the rear window? • 16. Replace the windshield wiper blades. • 17. Will you check the tires. • 18. Is the pressure the same in all four tires? • 19. Did this tire wear out too fast? • 20. Do you hear a rattle in the muffler? • 21. Inspect the hoses of the air conditioner.
What is the simple subject of the following sentences? Is the sentence imperative or interrogative? • 22. Please give me five gallons of gas. • 23. Don’t fill the tank. • 24. How much do I owe?