NAME: _____________________________________
GRADE&SECTION: ___________________________
ENGLISH 7
Fourth Quarter
Lesson
1
Using Imperatives and
Prepositions When Giving
Instructions
What I Need to Know
Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of: contemporary Philippine literature as a means of responding to the
demands of the global village; various extended text types; lexical and contextual cues; appropriate and
polite oral language, stance, and behavior; and use of imperatives, prepositions, verbs, and wh- questions.
Performance Standard: The learner transfers learning by: explaining the need to be cooperative and responsible in today’s global
village; using appropriate strategies to comprehend extended text types; using lexical and contextual clues
to understand unfamiliar words and expressions; using imperatives, prepositions, and appropriate and
polite oral language, stance and behavior in various information-sharing formats.
(EN7G-IV-a-4)
After going through this module, you are expected to:
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define imperative and preposition; and
use imperatives and prepositions when giving instructions.
What I Know
Let’s try this.
Directions: Complete the following commands and requests below. Choose your answer inside the box and write it on the space
provided.
take
ready
here
get
drink
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Please _______________ your seat beside Ron.
Come _____________.
____________________ your vitamins regularly.
_______________ me a glass of water, please.
Be _____________ for the presentation.
What’s New
How Can I Get There?!
Direction: Help Kelly reach their home safely by solving the maze below.
What Is It
What is an Imperative?
 An imperative sentence is a group of words which expresses a complete thought in a form of commands as well as
requests. This sentence usually ends with a period.
 The imperative is the form of the verb we use to give directions, instructions, suggestions, or advice. We also use it to
give direct orders. The imperative is easy to form. We simply use the base form of the verb.
What makes a command different from a request?
 A command is an imperative sentence which simply tells the listener to do a certain thing.
Examples: Invite friends to join the celebration.
Read your lesson and do your assignment.
Bring your books tomorrow.
Eat healthy foods.
Wash your hands and face regularly.
Avoid crowded place.
Pray always.
 It is quite different from requests. Although they both tell the listener to do something, a request possesses a factor of
more respect to listeners. This imperative is commonly used in commanding elders but it is more appreciative if it is
also used to command listener younger than the speaker.
Examples: Please bring those books here.
Kindly pick up the pieces of paper on the floor.
Reserve a seat for me, please.
Open the door for me, please.
The Imperative Voice is very direct. In normal conversation, it isn’t always the best way to express yourself because it
can seem very impolite. However, in a situation like giving directions, the Imperative Voice is necessary: you might not have a lot of
time to give the directions before you miss a turn!
Examples:
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You will need to turn left up here.
It’s a good idea to take the next left.
Study your lesson every day.
road directions
Fasten your seat belts.
Look for the unfamiliar words and search for their meanings.
Be careful when driving.
Write legibly.
Study for the test.
To make the imperative negative, place the words ” do not” or “don’t” in front of the base form of the verb.
Examples:
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Do not take the left road.
Do not stop walking until you see the stoplight.
Don’t talk when your mouth is full.
Do not wear that kind of dress.
Do not use blue ink pen.
Do not forget your assignment.
Using prepositions when giving directions
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2.
3.
4.
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Turn left and go straight on.
The restaurant is around the corner.
The bank is across the Maple Street.
The school is next to the hospital.
The bookstore is down the street.
What’s More
Directions: Identify whether the following statements are commands or requests. Write C for command and R for request on the space
provided before each number.
_____ 1. Kindly give it to your mom.
_____ 2. Clean your room.
_____ 3. Eat your food before leaving.
_____ 4. Please turn off the lights.
_____ 5. Don’t touch that button behind you.
_____ 6. Help your parents do the chores.
_____ 7. Get me a glass of water, please.
_____ 8. Don’t use that towel. That’s already dirty.
_____ 9. Come to the party with us, please.
_____ 10. Wash the dishes after you eat.
What I Have Learned
Directions: Answer the questions below. Write your answer inside the bubbles.
1. What is imperative?
2. What is preposition?
What I Can Do
Directions: Write five example sentences of giving instructions.
Example: Study your lesson and sleep early.
1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Assessment
Directions: Complete the following statements below. Choose the appropriate answer and write its letter on the space provided before
each number.
_____ 1. ___________ the window. I feel so hot here.
a. close
b. open
c. don’t open
d. you open
c. across
d. over
c. merrily
d. beautifully
c. on
d. beneath
_____ 2. The police station is ___________ the park.
a. under
b. above
_____ 3. Walk _________. You might stumble.
a. quickly
b. slowly
_____ 4. Our school is ___________ the coffee shop.
a. beside
b. in
_____ 5. The department store is just ___________ the corner.
a. Across
b. around
c. over
d. towards
_____ 6. Marry can’t sleep. Her mother told her to __________.
a. watch a movie
b. drink a milk
c. study
d. wait for the morning
_____ 7. Andrew’s mother told him to ______________.
a. Close the window every morning
b. Leave the door open when he will go outside
c. unplug the appliances when not in use
d. keep the house messy
_____ 8. Walk straight and turn __________ and you’ll see the church.
a. right
b. up
c. down
d. above
_____ 9. You heard that your friend is fond of reading in a dark place. You should tell him/her to ______________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Continue reading because it is good.
Do not read in a dark place because it is not good for the eyes.
Do not read at all.
Ask him/her to play with you instead of reading.
_____ 10. The principal’s house is ____________ the school.
a. across
b. towards
c. over
d. between
Prepared by:
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MS. FIRSTLYN JOY M. ORDOÑA
Teacher (09051828858)
Approved by:
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MRS. AURORA B. GUTIERREZ
Assistant Director