imperative mood

Examples of imperative mood in the following topics:

• Verb Mood: Indicative, Subjunctive, and Imperative

  • In English, there are many grammatical moods, but by far the most common are the indicative, the imperative, the subjunctive, and the conditional.
  • In English, mood is a little different.
  • The imperative mood expresses direct commands, prohibitions, and requests.
  • In the imperative mood, the subject is almost always implied to be "you."
  • [Main clause "I wish" is factual and in indicative mood; dependent clause "Paul would eat" is hypothetical and in subjunctive mood.]

• Introduction to Verbs: Tense, Aspect, and Mood

  • All verbs have tense, aspect, and mood, of which there is a wide variety of combinations.
  • Verb mood is to the "attitude" of the verb.
  • Mood can be expressed in any verb tense. 
  • The three main moods used in English are indicative, subjunctive, imperative.
  • The subjunctive mood is for hypothetical situations, emotions, or making requests.

• Ending Punctuation

  • Periods are used at the end of declarative or imperative sentences.
  • Recall that declarative sentences make statements and imperative sentences give commands.
  • (imperative sentence)
  • (declarative sentence containing an imperative statement)
  • A sentence ending in an exclamation mark may be an exclamation, an imperative, or may indicate astonishment.

• Structure of a Sentence

  • English sentences can also be classified based on their purpose: declarations, interrogatives, exclamations, and imperatives.
  • An imperative sentence tells someone to do something (and may be considered both imperative and exclamatory).
  • Imperatives can be effective in making an argument.
  • You can introduce evidence with an imperative (e.g., "Consider the current immigrant crisis in Europe").
  • You can use an imperative to transition from a counter-argument: "Don't be fooled by this faulty logic."

• Using Varied Sentence Lengths and Styles

  • Here is an example of imperative sentence: "Go to work. " An imperative sentence, or command, tells someone to do something (and if done strongly, may be considered both imperative and exclamatory).
  • An imperative sentence, or command, tells someone to do something (and may be considered both imperative and exclamatory).

• Using Metacommentary to Clarify and Elaborate

  • What is Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative?

• Precision

  • Thus, as a writer, choosing specific words over general words can add description to and change the mood of your writing. 

• Introduction to Commas

  • If the second independent clause is very short, or if it is an imperative, the comma can be omitted.