What are tips to use imperative sentences?

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Poornima Sharma | Contributor-Level 9

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Students should follow below mentioned tips:

· Students need to focus and have clarity on the meaning of imperative sentences to be able to use them efficiently. They should know the core functions of these sentences, which are, giving commands, instructions, or requests.

· Practice a lot

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Suggest some good books for imperative sentences.

Poornima Sharma

Here are some books that students can consider for studying imperative sentences in detail:

Books	Author
English Imperative Sentences: Most Common Imperative Verbs	Manik Joshi
Imperatives	Mark Jary and Mikhail Kissine
English Daily Use Book 3	Manik Joshi

How are imperative sentences different from Indicative sentences?

Poornima Sharma

Let's take a deeper look into these two with their examples, to understand the difference better.

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These sentences express commands, requests, or instructions	These sentences state facts, opinions, or asks questions.
Often lack a subject and use the base form of the verb.	Include a subject and verb.
The tone ranges from polite requests to firm commands.	These can be declarative, interrogative, or exclamatory.
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Poornima Sharma

Imperative sentences are divided into following types depending upon the use cases:

Types of Imperative sentence	Example
Positive command	· Eat your food. · Close the window.
Negative command	· Don't make noise · Don't touch the flowers.
Command	· Stop talking. · Go to your seat.
Request	· Please pass the salt. · Could you open the door?
Instruction	· Add some sugar to the cake. · Turn left from here.
Advice	· Get some rest. · Don't take this medicine.
Offer	· Have some coffee? · Join us for the party?
Suggestion	· Let's go for a movie. · How about trying this new dish?

What is an imperative sentence?

Poornima Sharma

Imperative sentences give a command, makes a request, or offers instructions, in English language. These sentences tell someone to do something and typically end with a period or an exclamation point. Imperative sentences do not always state a subject as the subject "you" is usually understood.

What are the best books to study Complex sentences?

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Students can refer to the following books to study and understand the topic of complex sentences in English:

Books	Author
Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences	Aamir Shaikh
"English Grammar Revision B1: 120 Sentence Transformation Exercises"	Jacqueline Melvin
Diagramming Complex Sentences: A visual Approach to English Grammar	Chandrasekar, Mira Saraswathi, A, Ramachandran