Word to the Wise: Imperative

Something that’s imperative (im-PARE-uh-tiv) — from the Latin for “to order” — is urgent, requiring immediate attention. Grammatically speaking, an imperative sentence is one that expresses a command.

Example (as used by Michael Masterson today): “So simple. Three imperative sentences — the first consisting of two words, the second three words, the third four.”

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