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Mastering Imperative Sentences - Commands and Politeness

Learn the definition and usage of imperative forms to express commands or requests. Understand how to construct polite commands and handle negative forms. Tag questions and differences with interrogative sentences included.

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Mastering Imperative Sentences - Commands and Politeness

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  1. The imperative Sentence Endang Iryani, M.Pd

  2. Definition • Imperative forms Used to express a command or request. A simple command is made with the infinitive form of the verb Take off your shoes before you enter the mosque Turn off the light before you leave the room! Don’t park here, please! no smoking, please!

  3. Subject of imperative sentences Thought the subject usually isn’t obvious in imperative sentences, it’s there. The subject is always in the second person and is always the word “you”. • (you) tell the truth, the whole the truth, and nothing but the truth • (you) leave the package at the door • (you) take me to the library • (you) put that down now • (you) don’t smoking here!

  4. Polite command • By using “please” either at the beginning or at the end of the command sentence e.g. Please take off your shoes. turn off the light before you leave the room, please. b. By using “would/could you.......(please)?” e.g. Would you please take off your shoes before you enter the mosque? could you turn off the light before you leave the room, please? c. By using “do/would you mind + verb-ing......(please)? e.g. Do you mind taking off your shoes before you enter the mosque? would you mind turning off the light before you leave the room, please?

  5. Imperative sentence (negative form) • By using “don’t” in front of the imperative. This can only made polite by adding please, either at the beginning or at the end of the sentences. e.g. Please don’t bother me now. Don’t talk to me like that! b. By using not after the verb mind. This can only be made polite by adding please, either at the beginning or the end of the sentences. e.g. Do you mind not smoking here, please? would you mind not bothering me now?

  6. Tag questions Taq question in imperative sentence are not the same as a typical interrogative sentences, another type of sentence. Interogative sentences ask a question but do not involve the same format for their request, sugggestion. e.g. Send me that email, will you? pass the potatoes, won’t you? Note. Still use full stop when you more instruct.

  7. Differences Imperative: • Take me out to the ballgame, won’t you? • Park in the lot nearby, will you? Interrogative • Will you go to the ballgame with me? • Can you park nearby?

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