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Imperative (Bossy)

Verbs
What is a verb?
• A doing word.
• It describes an action.

• E.g. I baked a cake.


What is an imperative verb?
• It is a bossy verb! It makes a sentence bossy!
Use Miss Bossy to help you remember!
• It gives you an order or command.
• They are direct and sharp.

• E.g. Line up for assembly.


• Turn left at the traffic lights.
• Mix the flour and eggs together.
When do we use them?
• We often use them in instructional writing.
• What types instruction can you think of?
• Recipes.
• DIY manuals.
• Game instructions.
• Car directions.
For example!
• Hammer the nail into the wood.
• Turn right at the zebra crossing.
• First, pour the milk into the bowl.
• Bounce across the yard.
Can you find the bossy verb?

• First, list the ingredients for the recipe.


• Jump on the spot.
• Next, cut along the dotted line.
• Stick the picture in the middle of the card.

What do you notice?


Where do bossy verbs go in the
sentence? – At or near the
beginning!
Which sentences are bossy?
• Please very carefully lift the lid of the box.
• Lift the lid of the box.
• Gently remove the pie from the oven.
• Remove the pie from the oven
• When you have time, check to see if the
paint is dry.
• Check to see if the paint is dry.
Where you right?
• Please very carefully lift the lid of the box.
• Lift the lid of the box.
• Gently remove the pie from the oven.
• Remove the pie from the oven
• When you have time, check to see if the
paint is dry.
• Check to see if the paint is dry.

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