Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1............... the door, please.
Wrong!
Use the base verb first in an imperative: "Open".
2............... touch the hot pan.
Wrong!
For a negative imperative, put "Don't" before the base verb.
3............... here.
Wrong!
At the start, put "Please sit" in this polite imperative.
4............... your hands before lunch.
Wrong!
An imperative starts with the base verb, so use "Wash".
5............... run in the shop.
Wrong!
In a polite negative imperative, use "Please don't" before the verb.
6............... your bag on the chair.
Wrong!
Give an instruction with the verb first: "Put".
7............... me at six.
Wrong!
Use the base verb in an imperative: "Call".
8............... be late.
Wrong!
Use "Don't" before the base verb in a negative imperative.
9............... the window now.
Wrong!
In an imperative, the verb comes before the object: "Close".
10Look at the board, ............... .
Wrong!
At the end of a polite imperative, use "please" without a subject.
11............... eat this cake.
Wrong!
Put "Don't" before the base verb in a negative imperative.
12............... slowly.
Wrong!
Start an imperative with the base verb: "Speak".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Open the door, please.
- Don’t touch the hot pan.
- Please sit here.
- Wash your hands before lunch.
- Please don’t run in the shop.
- Put your bag on the chair.
- Call me at six.
- Don’t be late.
- Close the window now.
- Look at the board, please.
- Don’t eat this cake.
- Speak slowly.
