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I've already learnt that if we want to make a sentence sound like imperative, there is no subject needed as in

1.Go see if she is okay!

2.Tell me if she is okay!

But is it possible to include "you" or "he" to make the sentences sound like imperative as in

3.You/he go see if she is okay!

4.You/he tell me if she is okay!

If my examples are not good for answering my question, you can make other sentences appropriate for this question.

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    Your examples 3 and 4 don't work in the imperative, unless you make a pause: "You! Go see if she is okay." Jun 11, 2019 at 18:56
  • @WeatherVane I've just gotten an answer from a native speaker that this sentence "You go to Sam's room and see if Sam's sleeping" sounds like a command. Do you agree with this opinion?
    – GKK
    Jun 11, 2019 at 18:58
  • Which question / answer is that? It certainly won't be your "3. He go see if she is okay!" Jun 11, 2019 at 19:00
  • @WeatherVane Sorry for having you confused. I got the answer from a native speaker on a language-exchange app, not here.
    – GKK
    Jun 11, 2019 at 19:01
  • You didn't ask about "You go to Sam's room and see if Sam's sleeping" in this question. Jun 11, 2019 at 19:03

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In general the imperative mood implies that it is directed at "you". So if you is added, it may be a command, but it will not technically be in the imperative. Tha does not make it wrong, nor not a command.

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