G2: Imperative Sentences

by Tom Rohrbach

Choose the correct answer to make an imperative sentence (a command or suggestion).

Only one answer is correct.

There are usually four kinds of imperative sentences:
1. positive verb	Be quiet. [command]
2. negative verb	Don't talk so loud. [command]
3. "Let's..." / "Let's not..."	(+) Let's go shopping. (-) Let's not eat at that restaurant again. [suggestions]
4. "Why don't we...?"	Why don't we go to the mountains this weekend? [suggestion]

in / (come)
1. Come in.
2. Comes in.
3. In come.
please / down / (sit)
1. Down sit please.
2. Sit please down.
3. Please sit down.
us / go / (let)
1. Let us go.
2. Let's go.
3. Us let go.
right / (turn) / at the next traffic light
1. Right turn at the next traffic light.
2. You turn right at the next traffic light.
3. Turn right at the next traffic light.
not / late / (be)
1. Don't be late.
2. Be not late.
3. You are not late.
up / (hurry) !
1. Up hurry!
2. You hurry up.
3. Hurry up!
butter / (use) ... not / margarine / (use) [2 sentences]
1. You use butter. You don't use margarine.
2. Use butter. Don't use margarine.
3. Butter use. Margarine don't use.
please / quiet / (be)
1. Please quiet be.
2. Be please quiet.
3. Please be quiet.
still / (sit)
1. Sit still.
2. Still sit.
3. You sit still.
straight / (go) / four more blocks
1. Straight go four more blocks.
2. Go straight four more blocks.
3. You go straight four more blocks.
us / not / (let) / (eat) / at home tonight
1. Us let not eat at home tonight.
2. Let's don't eat at home tonight.
3. Let's not eat at home tonight.
why / we / not / to a movie tonight / (go) ?
1. Why we don't go to a movie tonight?
2. Why don't we go to a movie tonight?
3. Don't we why go to a movie tonight?