• 1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE

• 2 LEARN GRAMMAR

• 3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN

Use Statements and Commands

A statement tells something. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

EXAMPLE

We are hungry.

A command tells someone to do something. A command begins with a capital letter. It often ends with a period.

EXAMPLE

Try the Italian restaurant.

A strong command ends with an exclamation point.

EXAMPLE

Be careful !

To make a polite command, use the word please.

EXAMPLE

Please get in the taxi.

Practice Together

This neighborhood in Westminster, California, is called Little Saigon.

Say each sentence. Tell whether it is a statement or a command. Then tell why.

• 1. This neighborhood is interesting.

• 2. Look at the signs.

• 3. They are in English and Vietnamese.

• 4. I see a newspaper stand.

• 5. Please buy me a paper.

• 6. The restaurant across the street is good.

• 7. There are a lot of cars.

• 8. Stay away from the curb!

Try It!

Read each sentence. Write statement or command on a card. Hold up the card as you say the sentence. Then tell why the sentence is a statement or a command.

• 9. I like this festival.

• 10. The bright lights are pretty.

• 11. Listen to the music.

• 12. It has a great beat.

• 13. Smell that chili!

• 14. Get two plates for us, please.