Whats imperative mood?
Don’t worry about imperatives; they’re fairly simple. Imperative verbs give commands. Most imperative verbs don’t have a written (or spoken) subject. Instead, the subject in an imperative (command) sentence is you-understood. The word you usually does not appear before the imperative verb. The reader or listener simply understands that you is implied. Here’s a command. Read these examples of imperative verbs, italicized in the following sentences: Eat a balanced diet. Climb every mountain. Calculate the odds. No matter what happens, hit the road. Fake a sincere smile and you’ve got it made. Think of imperative verbs as recurring guest stars on a sitcom, the characters who show up every three or four episodes just to add a little flavor to the mix. There’s almost nothing you can do wrong in creating an imperative sentence, so this topic is a free pass. Go fishing, or if you’re in the mood to torture yourself, move on to the subjunctive.
