English Language GCSE
Imperative Verb
What Imperative Verb means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Imperative Verb
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A verb used to give a command or instruction (e.g., 'Listen', 'Stop', 'Think').
A verb used to give orders, commands, warnings or instructions.
Topics that use Imperative Verb
- Reading information and ideas (OCR GCSE)
- Writing: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Register
- Anecdote
- Connotation
- Explicit Information
- Implicit Information
- Juxtaposition
- Rhetorical Question
- Semantic Field
Using Imperative Verb in the exam
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