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6. The imperative moodThe Imperative Mood is used for giving commands. Like the Simple Present Subjunctive,the Imperative Mood of a verb is formed from the bare infinitive of the verb. Forinstance, the Imperative of the verb to work is work. In the following examples, theverbs in the Imperative Mood are underlined.e.g. Work!Work harder!Likewise, the Imperative of the verb to be is be.e.g. Be more alert!You be ready to come with us.The Imperative Mood can be used only in the second person. As shown in the first threeexamples above, the subject of the sentence is often omitted when the ImperativeMood is used. In such sentences, the subject you is said to be ··understood··. In writtenEnglish, when the subject of the verb is omitted from a command, the command isoften followed by an exclamation mark: !The Imperative Mood can also be used in negative statements. Negative statements areformed using the auxiliary do, followed by the word not. The contraction don't is oftenused in spoken English. For example:Without ContractionsDo not work so hard.Do not be afraid.With ContractionsDon't work so hard.Don't be afraid.EXERCISES for Chapter 91. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present Subjunctive of the verbs shown in brackets.For example:They insisted that she __ at once. (to come)They insisted that she come at once.The proposal that she ___ us has merit. (to meet)The proposal that she meet us has merit.1. He suggested that I ____ ready by eight o'clock. (to be)2. We request that she _____ the window. (to open)3. They demanded that he ____ the room. (to leave)4. I will ask that she ______ me. (to accompany)5. They recommended that he _____ to Berm uda. (to fly)6. The request that we ___ ready to leave at six is a nuisance. (to be)7. The recommendation that she ___ a holiday was carried out. (to take)8. It is necessary that you _____ able to come with us. (to be)9. They asked that we ____ standing. (to remain)10. The requirement that he ____ work will be hard to meet. (to find)11. It is important that he ____ everything he can. (to learn)12. The demand that she _____ the report has been carried out. (to complete)

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