Look at the sentences below. Notice that the verbs (Italicized) are all in their bare form.
(a) Simple commands:
- Stand up!
- Put it here
(b) Directions: (to reach your home)
Board Bus No. 121 and get down at Sagar Restaurant. From there turn right and walk till you reach a book shop. My home is just behind the shop.
(c) Do's and Don'ts:
1. Always get up for your elders.
2. Don't shout in class.
(d) Instructions for making a fruit salad-
Ingredients
Oranges - 2
Pineapple - one large piece
Cherries - 250 grams
Bananas- 2
(Any other fruit you like)
Wash the fruit. Cut them into small pieces. Mix them well. Add a few drops of lime juice. Add sugar to taste. Now add some cream (or ice-cream if you wish to make fruit salad with ice-cream.)
(1) Now work in pairs. Give
(i) two commands to your partner.
(ii) two do's and don'ts to a new student in your class.
(iii) directions to get to each other's houses.
(iv) instructions for moving the body in an exercise or a dance, or for cooking something.
You can perform this activity with one of your friends.