IMPERATIVES

ENGLISH 7
CONTENT STANDARD:
• Identify statements expressing commands as well as
the learner demonstrates understanding of:
contemporary Philippine literature as a means of
responding to the demands of the global village;
various extended text types; lexical and contextual
cues; appropriate and polite oral language, stance,
and behavior; and use of imperatives, prepositions,
verbs, and wh-questions.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD:
• The learner transfers learning by: explaining the
need to be cooperative and responsible in today’s
global village; using appropriate strategies to
comprehend extended text types; using lexical and
contextual clues to understand unfamiliar words and
expressions; using imperatives, prepositions, and
appropriate and polite oral language, stance and
behavior in various information-sharing formats.
OBJECTIVE:

• Identify statements expressing commands as well as

request.
The world moves around the
sun together with the other
planets in the solar system.
As it revolves, we taste the
essence of day and night
t i m e s . We p e o p l e a r e a l s o
moving and doing some things
e a c h d ay. U p o n s p e n d i n g o u r
precious moments, we cannot
avoid the act of commanding
especially if we cannot do the
certain thing or work alone.
Just don’t give up i’m working
it out;
Please don’t give in, i won’t
let you down;
It messed me up, need a
second to breathe;
Just keep coming around;
H e y, w h a t ay a w a n t f r o m m e ;
Whataya want from me .
“ W H ATAYA WA N T F RO M M E ”
B Y: A d a m L a m b e r t
QUESTIONS:
1. Based on the song lyrics you read,
what words express commands?

2. What is the main role of the

underlined word in expressing a
command?
Sentences always generate
meaning and have their own
purpose.
 What is an ?
•An imperative is a group of words
which expresses a complete thought in
a form of commands as well as
requests.
•This sentence usually ends with a
period.
 What is an ?
•A command is an imperative sentence
which simply tells the listener to do a
certain thing.
EXAMPLES:
1.Come to me and be my love.
2.Please bring those books here.
3.Kindly pick up the pieces of
paper on the floor.
 QUIZ #01
“IMPERATIVES”
ENGLISH 7
 TEST OF LEARNING

Instructions: Identify whether

it is a command or a request.
Write C if it is a command and
R if it is a request.
______ 1. Close the door, please.
______ 2. Clean the backyard.
______ 3. May you please give this from to
the principal?
______ 4. Kindly fetch me a gallon of
water.
______ 5. Write a simple poem about
bringing peace to earth.
_____ 6. Come to me and be my
love.
_____ 7. Please bring those books
here.
_____ 8. Kindly pick up the pieces
of paper on the floor.
 TEST OF LEARNING

Instructions: Identify the

following statements if it is an
IMPERATIVE or COMMAND.
Write your answer on the blank.
______ 9. It is a group of words which
expresses a complete thought in a form of
commands as well as requests.
______ 10. It is an imperative sentence
which simply tells the listener to do a
certain thing.
What words as specific part of
speech are used to combine
ideas aside from conjunctions?
 What is an ?
•They denotes different relationships.
•They are commonly used to express
relationships between nouns and
pronouns and another words in the
sentence.
 What is an ?
•In some cases, they can express more
than one relationship.
So, what are those
realationships?
Prepositions are used to
express these following
relationships.
 1. Place or position
at near on top of against

beneath under
by around
to beside
in among
up between
over In front of
on inside

from in the back of

outside
EXAMPLES:
I want to travel around the
world.
Rico put his favorite shoes on
top of the cabinet.
Ophelia is hiding in her
grandparents’ house.
TAKE NOTE!!!
 1. Direction
toward from

into out of

by way
among
of

to
EXAMPLES:
My mother and I went to the
market

Andrew had walked for 30

minutes from their house.
 1. Manner
by with

on like

in through
EXAMPLES:
I can release my feelings through
writing poems.
 1. Time
at during
by at the end of

in in the middle of

before at the beginning of

until since

on after
EXAMPLES:
I am a Boy Scout member since
1998.
We will have our warm-up exercises
before the discussion of the topic.
You should finish your work at
exactly 10:30 a.m.
TAKE NOTE!!!
 QUIZ #02
“PREPOSITIONS”
ENGLISH 7
 TEST OF LEARNING

Instructions: Fill in the blanks

with the appropriate
prepositions. (Some prepositions
may be repeated. )
1. _____ the table
2. _____ San Pedro Street
3. _____ the center
4. _____ March 8, 2011
5. _____ the rooftop
6. _____ top of the cabinet.
7. _____ 3 Jade Street, 4 Ecoland
8. _____ Rizal Park
9. _____ the basement of the building
10. _____ writing poems
 TEST OF LEARNING

Instructions: Underline the

preposition/s used in each
sentence.
1. Do you believe in hypnotism?
2.This is a tribute to the retiring president.
3. The second wave of marines came just in
the nick of time to save the operation.
4. Often new students lose their way in the
building.
5.The books are on the table.