Imperative Sentence

Ø      Imperative – Gives a command – ends with either a period (.) or an exclamation point (!)

• Jimmy, give me a beat.

• Go to the store, but be quick about it!

• Even though you already gave Tom a warning, write him up again.

• If you're happy, and you know it, clap your hands!

An imperative sentence can be any one of the four types of sentence.

You CANNOT have a one-word sentence EXCEPT if you are giving a command to (you [understood]).

 Jump!          Run!          Duck!          Stop.          Sit. 

(The person receiving the command [the subject of the sentence] is understood to be “You”.)