1. Subjects in Imperatives
Unit 1, Lesson 6

2. Objectives Students will: Identify imperative sentences.
Identify the simple subject in declarative and imperative sentences.

3. 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.”

4. Find three seats. Dac will sit beside me. Watch the blue curtain.
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.
You

5. Look at that fancy costume.
Imperative
You.
My brother is the king.
Declarative
brother
The audience loves this play.
Audience
I really enjoy that play!
Exclamatory I

6. Everyone is sitting very quietly.
Declarative
Everyone
Please read this name to me.
Imperative
You
Clap as hard as you can.
I want to go to the movies. I

7. Movies about real books interest me.
Declarative
Movies
Please buy me two tickets.
Imperative
You
Listen to the exciting music.
The hero really climbed that mountain.
Hero

8. Tell my sister about this movie.
Imperative
You
She is interested in mountain climbing.
Declarative
She
Remember the name of that mountain.
Martha likes computer games.
Martha

9. Label the sentence imperative or declarative
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

10. Homework
Workbook pgs