Grammar Facts
What are the three sentence moods?
Declarative, Interrogative, and Imperative
What is an affirmative imperative?
An imperative that means to "become" or "act like"
What is the politest sentence mood?
Interrogative
What is an Imperative and Declarative?
A compound sentence with a hypothetical cause-effect relationship that starts with an imperative and ends with a declarative.
What is a copula?
a connecting word that connects the subject and its complement?
What is a negative imperative?
an imperative using the negative; an imperative that tells someone not to do something.
What makes imperatives the least-polite of sentence moods?
Tenseless but some are progressive.
What is a modal?
A word showing possibility, intent, ability, or necessity
What is a diffuse imperative?
An imperative directed to anyone and everyone present.
What is important for ELL to learn about imperatives?
What type of verbs are often used in imperatives?
low force-exertion verbs (let, see, look, listen, worry)
What is the word associated with 2nd person singular?
you
What is an elliptical imperative?
an imperative where the verbs or objects were deleted when an object was being held or something was being demonstrated
When should imperatives be avoided, even if the speakers increases the imperative's politeness?
When the addressee is not obligated to comply or the cost is too great for the addressee
What is it called when the "understood you" is absent?
Subject Deletion
What was an example of a static verb used in the presentation?
What is an inclusive imperative?
An imperative that includes the speaker with the addressee.
What are the three words you can add to an imperative to make it more polite?
please, kindly, and "do"