The phrase
"imperative mood" refers to a grammatical term used to express commands, orders, or requests.
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Whereas my most «prophetic» sermons are in
the imperative mood — do this, do that, you should, you ought — Jesus preaches in the indicative.
Nobody needs to tell the child about
the imperative mood, or point out the shift in whom the imperatives are addressing.
This would add a sense of practical experience to learning prepositions of place, vocabulary, and
the imperative mood.
I have included an appendix on positive instructions featuring
the imperative mood and a very basic explanation on how to form and use the present subjunctive in polite instructions.