Why do we use object pronouns in this imperative statements and what is the name of this kind of structure conveying kindness, hate and other emotions?:
Kindness: Thank you!, Bless you!
Hate: Damn you!, Kill you!
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Sign up to join this communityWhy do we use object pronouns in this imperative statements and what is the name of this kind of structure conveying kindness, hate and other emotions?:
Kindness: Thank you!, Bless you!
Hate: Damn you!, Kill you!
Imperative Verbs
Imperative verbs are verbs which create an imperative sentence, i.e. a sentence that gives an order.
Why do we use object pronouns in this imperative statements
Kindness: Thank you!, Bless you!
Hate: Damn you!, Kill you!
Well firstly these are not all "imperative statements, per the above, an imperative statement issues a command. Used in the kind sense, the phrase isn't issuing a command.
So what are they?
Mood
Mood is the form a verb takes to show how it is to be regarded (e.g., as a fact, a command, a wish, an uncertainty).
and what is the name of this kind of structure conveying kindness, hate and other emotions?:
I would suggest that the structure may be indicative mood, it is more of a statement that a command.
Kindness and hate are independent of sentence structure and grammar. The grammar indicates how the sentence is composed, what is performing the action and what is having the action performed on it. Kindness versus hate versus emotion do not factor into grammatical constructs. Even if the structures may fall into the indicative mood category, it still does not mean "mood" in the emotional sense, it means a grammatical indication of mood.