Lesson I - "I" is for Imperative.
Any language has various tools so we can speak and write to others. People always have feelings about the way we use the tools to talk to them. In grammar, Moods are about those feelings.
In the Imperative Mood, we are talking quickly and directly. That is why -- though it is simple to use -- we must be very careful when we use it. And who we use it with. Each of the short sentences below uses the Imperative Mood.
Look out for the falling rock!
Use the car key to start the car.
Head it!
Dance like no one is watching.
Mix 3 parts of corn to one part of oil.
Don't walk on the grass.
Let's have a party.
In every sentence above, the most important parts are the words which are not there. This is true in every Imperative sentence. The words which are not there are "You should." "You should" always means "I know more than you do, and so I am telling you this for your own good."
Now let's look at those same sentences above with "You should" written in them:
