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Simple imperative clauses

This type of clause is simple because no other clause depends on it. The clause is imperative 

because it serves to give commands, orders, or instructions. And the clause is independent 

because it expresses a complete thought and includes an implicit subject as well as a verb. This 

type of clause differs from previously mentioned independent clauses, because it lacks the explicit 

mention of the subject. In an imperative clause, the omitted and implied subject is you or we. (To 

study  imperative structures, see Chapter 23.)