BY: JENNY CASTELBLANCO

STRUCTURE When you give directions, you give instructions to

go to a place.

The structure for instructions is the IMPERATIVE:

VERB + COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLE: Cross the avenue

Go straight

Go upstairs

DIRECTIONS

In most directions, the complement starts with a preposition or an adverb of place:

Go along the path

Go into the building

Go over the bridge

Turn right

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AND MOVEMENTPLACEin front of opposite behind nearnext to on under betweeninside outside

MOVEMENTup down to upstairs downstairsalong across into out of under

past round

ADVERBS OF PLACE

STRAIGTH HERE

LEFT THERE

RIGHT

ADVERBS OF PLACE

STRAIGTH HERE

LEFT THERE

RIGHT