Subjects in Imperatives

Unit 1, Lesson 6

Objectives

Students will:

•Identify imperative sentences.

•Identify the simple subject in

declarative and imperative

sentences.

Rules•In an imperative sentence, you is always the subject.

•It is usually not stated in the sentence.

•We say that you is the “understood” subject.

•Example:▫Please bring your camera.▫The understood subject is “you.”

Identify the type of sentence. Then identify the simple subject of each sentence below?

•Find three seats. Imperative You.

•Dac will sit beside me. Declarative Dac

•Watch the blue curtain. Imperative You

•Look at that fancy costume. Imperative You.

•My brother is the king. Declarative brother

•The audience loves this play. Declarative Audience

•I really enjoy that play! Exclamatory I

•Everyone is sitting very quietly. Declarative Everyone

•Please read this name to me. Imperative You

•Clap as hard as you can. Imperative You

•I want to go to the movies. Declarative I

•Movies about real books interest me.

Declarative Movies

•Please buy me two tickets. Imperative You

•Listen to the exciting music. Imperative You

•The hero really climbed that mountain.

Declarative Hero

•Tell my sister about this movie. Imperative You

•She is interested in mountain climbing.

Declarative She

•Remember the name of that mountain.

Imperative You

•Martha likes computer games. Declarative Martha

Label the sentence imperative or declarative. Then identify the simple subject.

Movie Review

My job is to review movies. Otherwise I would not have

sat through Screamers. My readers do not have to suffer.

Take my advice. Avoid this movie. Do not even walk past

the theatre. You might be crushed by movie patrons running

out and screaming. The title of Screamers describes the

audience. Ask some viewers. Listen to them scream.

Declarative; job Declarative; I

Declarative; readers

Imperative: you

Imperative; you

Imperative; you

Declarative; you

Declarative; title

Imperative; you Imperative, you

Homework•Workbook pgs. 11 - 12