O 11 Form, Meaning and Function Imperatives Use the imperative for commands and instructions. Say please to be polite. Affirmative (+) Sit down. Please sit down. Also use the imperative to give advice. Try the pizza. It's excellent. Negative (-) Don't sit down. / Please don't sit down. Don't have the soup. It tastes terrible. Prepositions: inside, outside, in front of, behind, away, over, under The mouse is inside the box. The cat is outside the box. The mouse is in front of the cat. The cat is behind the mouse. The mouse is running away. The cat is over the mouse. The mouse is under the cat. A. Write the negative imperative. 1. It's not lunch time yet! 2. Why are you feeding the fish? 3. Why are you running away? 4. Help! He's breaking my ladder. 5. No! You're doing that wrong. B. Write the correct prepositions. 1. The cameraman is filming the scene. He's standing 2. The thieves are getting 3. They are filming the talk show live 4. They are making a documentary about dolphins 5. In this scene, the stuntman is jumping 6. The actors are ready to perform 7. They are filming the scenes the camera. in a fast car. the television studio. water. a wall. the camera. on location in the desert. C. Work in group to prepare a scene for a detective film. Choose a director, a cameraman, and two or three actors. The director will use the imperative and prepositions to give instructions. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 17 17 30/4/24 12:02 AM