A sentence that gives advice or instructions or that expresses a request or command. (Compare with sentences that make a statement, ask a question, or express an exclamation.) An imperative sentence ends with a period or an exclamation point.
Examples:
· "All hope abandon, ye who enter here!"
(Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy)
(Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy)
· "Think Small"
(slogan of Volkswagen)
(slogan of Volkswagen)
· "Do not on any account attempt to write on both sides of the paper at once."
(W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, 1066 and All That. Methuen, 1930)
(W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, 1066 and All That. Methuen, 1930)
· "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."(Mark Twain)
· "Seek simplicity, and distrust it."
(Alfred North Whitehead)
(Alfred North Whitehead)
· "Leave the gun. [pause] Take the cannolis."(Clemenza in The Godfather, 1972)
· "Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia!"
(El Jefe, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, 1974)
(El Jefe, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, 1974)
· "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
(Theodor Geisel)
(Theodor Geisel)
· "Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face!"
(John Candy as Buck Russell in Uncle Buck, 1989)
(John Candy as Buck Russell in Uncle Buck, 1989)
· "We're going in the attic now, folks. Keep your accessories with you at all times."(Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story 3, 2010)
Reference
http://grammar.about.com/od/il/g/impersent09.htm
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