Q4_PPT6_Use of Imperatives.pdf

1. Use imperatives and prepositions when
giving instructions
Prepared by: Ms. Anne Apolinario
Use imperatives and prepositions when
giving instructions

2. Question
How do I use imperatives and prepositions in giving
clear instructions?

3. There are words that can help you improve clarity in
terms of giving instructions
Imperatives are verbs that are used to express
commands, orders, instructions, or requests. It is one
of the three moods of the verb. The other two being
indicative and subjunctive.

4. Examples:
Bring a picture of your family.
- This sentence expresses a direct order from Tonyo's teacher.
Please tell us three good things about them.
This sentence expresses a request with the polite marker please

5. An Imperative sentence does not need a subject because
the subject you is already implied. There is no need to say, "You
bring a picture of your family" or "You please tell us three good
things about them."
Prepositions play an important role in carrying out
instructions as they relate a noun or a pronoun to another word or
element in a sentence. They are commonly used to express
place, direction, time, or manner.

6. How to use the Prepositions
AT ON IN BY
Exact time
and place
Streets and Roads/
days
Towns/ Cities/
Countries/ parts of the day
Your house
1282 Sunset Drive Street
8:00 am
Night
The airport
The gym
The coffee shop
The top
The bottom
Abbey Road
Diagon Alley
Monday
A bus
A train
On the phone
Tokyo
Rizal
The park
January
The morning
Summer
2024
The 21st century
A car
A Taxi
A boat
To show an event or action
occurs not later than the
specific time.
By the doctor
May pay by credit card
I will contact you by letter

7. Place/position: in, on, at, under, below, beside, between, inside,
outside
Example: Put the birdhouse on the cabinet.
Direction: to, toward, into, from
Example: Go to the backyard and replant these seedlings.
Time: at, by, in, on, before, after
Example: Come back at eight o'clock in the evening for dinner.
Manner: through, by, with
Example: Show your family picture with pride.

8. Activity 9

9. Write the instructions/pieces of advice you will give to the person's in the following scenarios
Example: A child throwing paper outside the trash bin
Instruction: Throw the paper in the trash bin.
1. A classmate speaking too softly during a class presentation. ______________________
2. A child walking carelessly in the street. __________________________
3. A group of friends coming to your house for lunch. __________________________
4. A chef looking for the nearest shopping center. __________________________
5. A traveler trying to catch the earliest bus trip. __________________________
6. A mountaineer thinking of which things to bring for the hike. ______________________
7. Farmers losing hope for a good harvest. _________________________
8. A family searching for the nearest restaurant. __________________________
9. A student who will the late for class. __________________________
10. An artist choosing the best subject for her paintings. __________________________

10. Activity 10

11. Activity 10
Tonyo's Nanay loves to cook but struggles to find the right words to say. Heip ner instruct
Tonyo how to cook a Filipino dish. Write a ten-step guideline on how to cook the dish you
chose. Remember to use the correct imperatives and preposi sons in giving instructions.
1. _________________________ 6. _________________________
2. _________________________ 7. _________________________
3. _________________________ 8. _________________________
4. _________________________ 9. _________________________
5. _________________________ 10. _________________________

12. What is the importance of using
the right imperatives?