A. Read the story:

"The sky is cloudy. There may be a storm and rain within a short time. Shut the windows" said mother. "Don't go outside at this time," she also said. "Ok mother, we're not going anywhere. Let's go and hear a story from grandmother." The kids went to their grandmother and said loudly together, "Please grandma, tell us a story of ghosts. It's raining outside, we can't go out to play." Grandmother was going to say her prayers. She said, "Don't shout! Sit here silently." They took seats around her. She finished her prayer. Then she said to her grand children, "Listen attentively, I'm telling you a story about a ghost. To show your attention, say yes. Do you understand?" "Yes grandma" said the kids. "Once upon a time there were two sisters in a village beside a jungle. They lived in a hut made of bamboo and dry leaves. One day they went to the bazaar far away from their village. They bought a big Hilsha fish, a little oil and salt. Coming back from the bazaar in the evening the sisters started cooking their supper. They were frying the Hilsha. A very good smell was coming out of that fried fish. Well kids, remember what I told you." "Yes" shouted the kids all together. "Good my dear. There was a ghost of one eye and one horn in the jungle near their hut. He was attracted by the smell of the Hilsha fry and ran towards the hut. Coming at the door of the hut he said,

"Open the door. I want to eat the fish fry." The sisters were afraid at first to hear the crying of the ghost in nasal sound. They remained silent and looking at each other. The ghost again shouted, "Open the door, or I'll break in." The kids again said, "Yes" "The sisters quickly designed a plan to punish the ghost. The elder sister Halu said to the one eyed ghost, "If you want to eat the fried fish, come to the window quickly." The ghost was happy to follow the instruction of Halu. He came to the window. Then Malu, the younger sister, said, "Open your mouth. I'm giving the fish into your mouth" Then the ghost opened his mouth wide enough. Halu did a strange thing; can you guess what she did?" One of her grand children, the youngest one, said, "Put a piece of fish fry into the mouth of the ghost, right grandma?" She smiled to her, "You also like to have a fish fry, don't you? But that didn't happen exactly. Halu brought a hot fire wood and pushed it into the mouth of the ghost! The ghost started to cry by the burning. He fled away immediately towards the jungle and was shouting again and again, "I'll never come to the hut of Halu and Malu".

B. Read the sentences below taken from the story above and guess what their functions are:

Shut the windows.
Don't go outside at this time.
Let's go and hear a story from grandmother.
Please grandma, tell us a story of ghosts.
Don't shout.
To show your attention, say yes.
Well kids, remember what I told you.
Open the door, or I'll break in.

Find out other such sentences in the story.

Note. These are imperative sentences. They express orders, commands, advice, suggestions, proposals, requests, prohibitions, and instructions. You can ask someone to do something by using an imperative sentence.

C. Read the situations below and write imperative sentences. Remember, a positive imperative begins with a main verb and a negative imperative begins with a negative auxiliary (do not / don't):

1. Ask your friend to switch on the light.

Please__________________

2. Ask for snacks in a restaurant.

Bring _________________

3. Advise your younger brother to be attentive in study.

Be attentive _______________

4. Request your mother to give something.

Please _________________

5. Ask somebody not to do something. (forbid)

Don't tell ________________

6. Teacher tells a student to go out of the room.

___________________

7. Somebody is very angry and asking someone to do something immediately.

___________________

8. Ask somebody to remember something.

___________________

9. A naughty boy is giving a threat to one of his friends.

____________________

10. Tell your classmates to go to the stadium to watch a cricket match.

________________________________________

D. Read the passage below and fill in the gaps with the words in the box:

Rifat went to his village home in the Summer holiday. He enjoyed the time very much with his cousins there. They went to many places around the village. One of his cousins showed him a bird's nest in a banyan tree. All of them were excited to see the nest and the baby birds. One of them ran to the tree and tried to climb on to catch the baby birds. Rifat said to him, "No, ___________ do that. Don't __________ away the kids from their mother." Nantu said, "But it is fun, ______________ climb the tree and watch what the kids are doing." Rifat said, "We ___________ not disturb them." Milon said, "Right, our teacher said, " __________ torture the baby birds or any other animals around us for your pleasure. It is harmful for the environment."

E

1. You went to your village to meet your relatives. You found that some village children cannot wash hands properly. Write how you will encourage them to wash their hands properly using imperative sentences.
2. Recall how your teachers gave instructions using imperative sentences and write at least five of them.
3. Does your mother/father advise/ forbid/ request you to do something using imperative sentences? Write at least 10 of them.
4. If/ you/ want/ a glass of water, how will you ask your younger brother/sister for it?