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As American as Baseball and Apple Pie

Explore imperative sentences and imperative verbs while learning about a popular American song and dessert. Identify and practice using imperative verbs in this engaging activity.

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As American as Baseball and Apple Pie

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  1. As American asBaseball and Apple Pie

  2. In this activity you will learn about imperative sentenceswill learn to identify imperative verbswill learn about a popular American song will learn about a popular American dessert

  3. An imperative sentence is a sentence that gives advice or instructions. It always has a verb that expresses a request or command. An imperative sentence always ends with a period or an explanation point. • As you have already learned a sentence must contain a subject and a verb. In an imperative sentence, the subject is often left out. • Here are some examples of an imperative sentence • Give me the book. • Clean your room. • Finish your homework! • Who or what is the subject of these sentences? The subject of most imperative sentences is you. So the sentences are really saying: • You give me the book. • Youclean your room. • You finish your homework!

  4. Imperative Verbs Imperative verbs are the action words that express the command or request • Give me the book. • Clean your room. • Finish your homework!

  5. Listen to the popular American Song“Take me out to the Ball Game” Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack. I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out, at the old ball game! Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”, 1927

  6. Click on the Imperative Verbs Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks. I don't care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, at the old ball game! Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”, 1927 Hint

  7. Correct!

  8. Let’s make an Apple Pie! Listen to the directions

  9. Let’s make an Apple Pie! Please complete the sentence by saying the correct imperative verb Roll Peel Cut Add Put Hint Bake

  10. Bibliography http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/ballgame.htm http://www.thanksmuch.com/kids/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame-mp3.html http://www.worldpressinstitute.org/world_press_institute_reports/baseball http://www.fansonline.net/images/leedsunited/Fans.jpg http://www.canadaonly.ca/product_images/e/385/crackerJacks__23128_zoom.jpg

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