Imperative to Assertive
Imperative to Assertive
Imperative to Assertive
A. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Think before you leap.
(2) Do not go out in cold weather.
(3) Do not kill your time.
(4) Never tell a lie.
(5) Respect your parents.
(6) Go out.
(7) Do not go out.
(8) Do not go out in cold weather.
(9) Post the letter for me, please.
(10) Let him help the poor.
B. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Let me eat rice.
(2) Let us not tell a lie.
(3) Let her go out.
(4) Warn him.
(5) Let him play football.
(6) Let her sing a song.
(7) Think before you leap.
(8) Do not find fault with others.
(9) Do not kill your time.
(10) Do not laugh at a lame man.
C. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Let us settle the dispute.
(2) Let us take care of our health.
(3) Let us have the courage to say the right things.
(4) Let us not hate the poor.
(5) Let him go out.
(6) Let him play football.
(7) Don't go out in the rain.
(8) Never tell a lie.
(9) Never tell a lie.
(10) Let us read now.
D. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Let him go now.
(2) Let her sleep now.
(3) Let them play now.
(4) Let Harun sing now.
Imperative to Assertive - Answers
A. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Imperative: Think before you leap.
Assertive: You should think before you leap.
(2) Imperative: Do not go out in cold weather.
Assertive: You should not go out in cold weather.
(3) Imperative: Do not kill your time.
Assertive: You should not kill your time.
(4) Imperative: Never tell a lie.
Assertive: You should never tell a lie.
(5) Imperative: Respect your parents.
Assertive: You ought to respect your parents.
(6) Imperative: Go out.
Assertive: You should go out.
(7) Imperative: Do not go out.
Assertive: You do not go out.
(8) Imperative: Do not go out in cold weather.
Assertive: You should not go out in cold weather.
(9) Imperative: Post the letter for me, please.
Interrogative: Would you post the letter for me, please?
(10) Imperative: Let him help the poor.
Assertive: He helps the poor.
B. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Imperative: Let me eat rice.
Assertive: I eat rice.
(2) Imperative: Let us not tell a lie.
Assertive: We do not tell a lie.
(3) Imperative: Let her go out.
Assertive: She wants to go out.
(4) Imperative: Warn him.
Assertive: He must be warned.
(5) Imperative: Let him play football.
Assertive: He plays football.
(6) Imperative: Let her sing a song.
Assertive: She wants to sing a song.
(7) Imperative: Think before you leap.
Assertive: You should think before you leap.
(8) Imperative: Do not find fault with others.
Assertive: You should not find fault with others.
(9) Imperative: Do not kill your time.
Assertive: You should not kill your time.
(10) Imperative: Do not laugh at a lame man.
(10) Assertive: You should not laugh at a lame man.
C. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Imperative: Let us settle the dispute.
Assertive: We should settle the dispute.
(2) Imperative: Let us take care of our health.
Assertive: We should take care of our health.
(3) Imperative: Let us have the courage to say the right things.
Assertive: We should have the courage to say the right things.
(4) Imperative: Let us not hate the poor.
Assertive: We do not hate the poor.
(5) Imperative: Let him go out.
Assertive: He wants to go out.
(6) Imperative: Let him play football.
Assertive: He plays football.
(7) Imperative: Don't go out in the rain.
Assertive: You should not go in the rain.
(8) Imperative: Never tell a lie.
Assertive: You should never tell a lie.
(9) Imperative: Never tell a lie.
Assertive: You should never tell a lie.
(10) Imperative: Let us read now.
Assertive: We should read now.
D. Change the following imperative sentences into assertive without changing the meaning.
(1) Imperative: Let him go now.
Assertive: He should go now.
(2) Imperative: Let her sleep now.
Assertive: She should sleep now.
(3) Imperative: Let them play now.
Assertive: They should play now.
(4) Imperative: Let Harun sing now.
Assertive: Harun should sing now.