Questions tagged [imperative-sentences]
For questions about sentences use to give instructions, orders, or commands. For example "Sit down!" or "Do not leave your luggage unattended."
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Is "Please be submitted" grammatical?
Is it grammatically correct to write
Please be submitted the monthly financial report.
Instead of writing the following?
I would like to make a monthly financial report.
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Subject omission in a compound sentence with both affirmative and negative sentences
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Is it grammatical to omit the subject in a compound sentence with both ...
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How to join more than two negative imperatives?
Don't run.
Don't talk loud.
When you unite the two sentences, which of the two below would be the more appropriate?
Don't run and talk loud.
Don't run or talk loud.
I have another question. How do ...
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"Don't you speak to me in that tone!" vs. "You don't speak to me in that tone!"
What's the difference in style, register and usage between
Don't you speak to me in that tone!
You don't speak to me in that tone!
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Is this expression idiomatic when you avoid eye contact with teacher because don't want him to ask to you answer a question: "Please, don't be me."
I have seen this on a advertisement. A teacher asks: "Who wants to do the problem 3?" And one of the students who is afraid that teacher would choose him to do the question try to hide his ...
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A sentence without a subject — is it an imperative? "…be as useless and boring as a gray rock"
It’s exactly what it sounds like—be as useless and boring as a gray rock.
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I was confused when I read this sentence. In my opinion, there should be a subject before the word 'be'. But there is ...
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Aren't these the same: "KEEP OUT" vs "DON'T ENTER" or "KEEP QUIET" vs "DON'T MAKE NOISE"?
I have seen on a door of a room "KEEP OUT". Apparently, they do not want people to enter the room.
But suddenly I reminded of other instances of "KEEP" being used as an positive ...
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"will you not open the door" meaning
Will you not open the door?
That could be a request for the listener to open the door. But could it also be a request for the listener not to open the door?
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Carry the luggage for me, _________? A. Will you B. Won't you [duplicate]
According to the answer sheet, B is the answer. Does that make A incorrect?
What difference do these 2 make in the meaning? Plus, is B more polite?
It seems kind of frustrated to me.
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In the sentence "Wait to be seated" is it in passive voice or is seated and adjective?
I can figure out this sentence is an imperative sentence but is the word "seated" a verb or an adjective? and is it active or passive voice?
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Continuous / Perfect (Continuous) Imperatives (with infinitive and subjunctive)
Sometimes it's necessary to use a specific aspect of tenses (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous), but when we ask people to do something should (can) we use the same aspects in order to ...
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Imperative: how to distinguish independent clauses and a compound predicate?
Consider the following imperative-sentence structure
Do 𝑋 and do 𝑌.
(Source: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Commas/faq0067.html ) where I believe (but do not know this ...
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When do you use the imperative? [closed]
What are the right times to use imperative?
If you are familiar with philosophy, there is the question about what makes an imperative true. I suspect an answer to that question would shed light here.
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imperative + will you?
What effect does the "will you?" tag at the end of a question have? To my ear, it sounds a little rude, adds emphasis. "Be quiet, will you?" As compared with the bare imperative ...
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The use of "please" in instructions
I'm translating instructions for my company's employees on how to enter data into a database. Most of the instructions are phrased as statements rather than imperatives (e.g. "In this field XX ...
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'Let not + noun/pronoun' vs 'Let + noun/pronoun + not'
I know that the sentence "Do not let him go" sounds okay. Now-a-days the phrase "Let not" is, however, old-fashioned ("Let me not to the marriage of true minds" sonnet ...
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Comma before independent clause of imperative sentence [closed]
It is considered good style to place a comma before or when it begins an independent clause. An independent clause is a clause which could stand alone as its own sentence, because it has its own ...
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Can the same thing be said as both an imperative sentence and an interrogative sentence?
"Guess what it is going to be next."
"Guess what is it going to be next?"
Do both the sentences express the same thing i.e. asking or instructing the listener to guess?
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Reduced adverb clause in the imperative sentences
1- (I - implied subject) Thank you for being a good listener
unshortened situation: I thank you because you are a good listener
2- (You - implied subject) Promise her for being a good listener
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Is it wrong to say "be reminding me in your prayers?"
Is it wrong to say "be reminding me in your prayers?"
Most often when we ask people to pray for us, they initially answer by saying they always pray for us. So I perceived such thoughts and ...
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The difference between 'Don't do something' and 'Not do something'
The difference between 'Don't do something' and 'Not do something'
For example, as following scene:
A: I want to buy toy?
B: Don't buy toy!
Could I just say not buy toy?
There are any difference ...
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Can "You, too" be a negative short reply to a negative command, if you want to tell him not to do what he has just wanted you not to
Suppose there are two people. One of them tells the other to do something and the other wants the other person to do the same. So, A tells B "Eat an apple", B wants A to do the same thing.
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What is the subject of the sentence "Go home now"?
Go home now!
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While 'you' isn't in the sentence, it was picked as the subject. Is 'you' the correct answer?
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Reported speech with two parts
When we turn direct reported speech into indirect reported speech, the rules are different depending on whether the speech is an imperative or a statement.
Direct: He told her "Turn right at the ...
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Which sentence is it? Causative or imperative?
"Let not thine eyes be blind", my son.
I think it is imperative because it is just an advice to her son to take care of himself.
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Can imperatives function as interjections?
I have no direct example, but sentences like 'Look! it doesn't work,' and 'listen! I have no time' make me wonder if imperatives can function as interjections, so a comma can be between an imperative ...
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Why isn’t the third person singular used in “The Lord bless you”?
I saw the following statement within the Longman Dictionary:
The Lord bless you and keep you.
But I think it should be like below:
The Lord blesses you and keeps you.
Because The Lord is a single ...
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"Except for" before an imperative sentence
Except for Louisa, who’s away in Berlin this weekend, we’ll all be at the party.
The first example is from Cambridge Dictionary.
Move all the furniture except the desk to the first floor.
Except for ...
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Omitting pronouns like "it" or "they"
In a style guide for writers by Apple there are a lot of sentences like
alternate Don't use when you mean alternative.
America, American Refers to both North and South America. Don't use when you ...
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What does the word "just" mean in this context?
It was written on a T-shirt: "Do not disturb. Just don't."
What does "just" mean here? Does it mean that all I want is that you don't disturb?
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Imperative form: Have or Make?
I was listening Somebody That I Used Know (Gotye ft. Kimbra), I realize there's a phrase that is in the base form.
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number...
...had me ...
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Is this an order or a suggestion?
So, I have been with a friend shopping.
After we bought almost everything, I have seen some shoes and I wanted to suggest him nicely then he can get some this shoes. He answered me rudely that he is ...
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"Use them" vs. "Place them"
A dialog between two persons, John and Mike, Mike is not a native a speaker:
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M: John, look at this sentence, should I place commas here and here?
J: Yes, place them.
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J: Yes, use ...
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Could we form commands with "we, he, she, it, they & you don't": "we/they do it", "he/she open the door", "You don't do it"?
According to Cambridge grammar
We use imperative clauses when we want to tell someone to do something
(most commonly for advice, suggestions, requests, commands, orders or
instructions).
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Question like imperative sentence
Is it possible to use the structure of a question but to make commands?
Like these ones.
Don't you talk back to me young Landy.
Oh, Don't you worry. I'll be fine.
I have another question.
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Grammar -Negative Imperative ( Weep not, Strive not.... or Don't weep)?
I would like to know if those sentences are gramatical. I believe that is an old-fashioned way of saying "don't + base verb", but I'm not sure
Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value ...
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have vs. have yourself (imperative)
Why do you say
Have a nice trip!
but the Frank Sinatra song goes:
Have yourself a merry little Christmas!
What's the motivation for adding yourself?
I know the motivation for adding for ...
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Imperative sentence and the following tag question
If the main sentence is an imperative sentence, such as,
"Do it at once,"
Grammatically speaking, should the tag question that follows the imperative sentence be "will you?" or "won't you?" not "...
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Do imperative sentences have intransitive verbs?
Please guide me if the verbs in these sentences are transitive or intransitive:
Please do me a favor.
Close the door!
Write this note.
I enjoy walking in the park.
I think these all ...
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Please post good answers- is it a request or an order?
Please post good answers
Is the above sentence an order or a request?
Since it is an imperative, it may be an order.
Since the sentence begins with please, it seems to be a request.
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Difference between "going to" and "not going to"
I wonder what is the difference between going to and not going to in the following sentences:
We're going to play football in my garden.
you're not going to play football in my garden.
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"You can't do this!" vs. "You can't be doing this!" Any difference?
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If I were the security guard, could I just say, "You can't do this!"
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On the imperative mood
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 ...
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Is it simple present tense or imperative mood?
Evernote is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organized, save your ideas and improve productivity. Evernote lets you take notes, ...
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What is the function of "careful" in the "You be careful!" command
If I were to write, "You be careful!", you is the subject, but is the verb...what is careful?
I know it's an imperative, but is it an adjective?
Thanks!
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"Join us!" vs "Join in us!"
I ran today into a weird piece of English.
We were a few colleagues chit-chatting on the hallway at work. Another colleague passed by, and we invited him to chat with us.
I expected the invitation ...
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What's the difference between "Try not to blink" and "Try to do not blink"
I recently heard:
Try not to blink.
However I knew the following form:
Try to do not blink.
Is one of them wrong? What is the difference ?
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Equivalents to the present tense
Do this to avoid having to do the dishes.
Do this to not do the dishes.
I am not sure what tense the first sentence is, I feel it's in the simple present too, but I am not sure. Is there a ...
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Adverbs that modify verb in an imperative sentence
I know of only the following two adverbs that are used before the verb of an imperative sentence;
Always
Always have your dictionary near at hand.
Always be true to yourself.
Never
Never mind!
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Imperative special cases -- "Everybody look!"
One of the Imperative Special Cases here are the Imperatives With Subject, explained as follows;
Normally when we use the imperative there is no subject because the
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