Imaginative comparison
, 250.
Imperative mood
, 254; in commands and prohibitions, 256; in resolve and exhortation, 255, in subordinate clauses, 259;. less peremptory uses of, 257; to express purpose, 262.
Imperfect tense
, 113, (passive) 178.
Impersonal verbs
, 50, compound tenses of, 179; modifiers of, 141.
Impersonally used verbs
, explained, 141; modifiers of, 141.