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Can there be be verbs in English imperative sentences?

imperative sentence

definition: imperative sentences indicate requests, orders, suggestions, etc. Predicate verbs are always in the original form. Sentences usually don't have a subject, and exclamations or periods are used at the end of sentences, and they are read in a falling tone.

Classification: affirmative imperative sentences and negative imperative sentences.

1. Affirmative imperative sentences

A. Sentence patterns: Please. Please be quiet.

Compare declarative sentence: You Sit down. Imperative sentence: sit down. (omit the subject you)

Note: sometimes, in order to strengthen the mood, do.

Do sit down before the verb. Be sure to sit down. Do study hard. Be sure to study hard.

Please can be added at the beginning or end of the sentence, but if please is added at the end of the sentence, a comma ","must be added before please.

Come this way,please. Please come this way.

Note: if there are vocations in imperative sentences, they must be separated by commas, and vocations can appear at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Li Ming. Come here. com here, Li Ming. Come here,Li Ming.

C. Imperative sentence with first and third person subjects

Let's say good-bye here. Don't let him do that again.

Sentence pattern: Let+ first person (me Us) ~.

Let+the third person pronoun (accusative: him,her,it,them) or noun ~.

Let's go at once.

Let me try again.

Let Tom go there by himself. < Let's go, shall we

Let us help you,will you? Let us help you, shall we?

2. Negative imperative sentence

Sentence pattern A: Don't+verb prototype ~

Don't swim in the river.

Don't be late.

Please don't be noisy.

Note: No smoking!

No parking! No parking!

No litter! No littering!

sentence pattern b: let's (us, me)+not+verb prototype ~.

don't let+the objective case of the third person pronoun or noun+verb prototype.

let's not say anything about it.

For this matter, Let's not say anything.

Don't let them play with fire.

Don't let them play with fire.

Error-prone point

1. Abbreviated form of be verb:

I am = I'm he is = he's it is = it's she is = she's you are = you. We're

they are = they're not = isn't = Aren't

* am not has no abbreviation. I'm can't be used at the end of the sentence. *

2. Answer to the imperative sentence:

When answering the imperative sentence, You should say "OK./ All right./ Great./Good idea." (ok, ok, great)

Never use "That's OK./ That's all right."

For example:-—Let's fly it .—Great!

-show me your ruler.-all right.

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1. _ _ _ _ _ _ the duck yellow.

A.colour B.colour C.colours

Answer: B

Thinking analysis: "colour" when used as a verb means When used as a noun, it means "color". The imperative sentence should start with the prototype of the verb and the first letter should be capitalized.

2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Draw a monkey.

A.let b.let c.Let's

Answer: C

Thought analysis: "Let us". > 3.—are you a student—yes, _ _ _ _ _.

A.I are b.i am c.i'm

Answer: B

Thought analysis: I must be used with am. But I'm can't be used at the end of the sentence.

4. Everyone _ _ _ _ here today.

A.AMB.ISC.are

Answer: B

Thought analysis: when the subject is compound indefinite pronouns, the predicate verb is singular.

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