What does the imperative sentence mean in English?

Imperative Sentence is a sentence pattern in English, and it is also a sentence used to express commands, requests, advice, warnings, prohibitions, etc. Imperative sentences are most commonly used to express commands, so they are often called imperative sentences in school grammar.

Related usage:

1. Affirmative imperative sentence

Sentence pattern: verb prototype do+sth. (subject omitted)

Stand up. stand up.

Sometimes, in order to strengthen the tone, you can add do before the verb

Do sit down. Please sit down.

2. Negative imperative sentence

Sentence pattern: Don't + original form of verb do sth.

Please don't be noisy. Please don't make any noise.

3. When expressing an imperative sentence in a polite tone, please can be added at the beginning or end of the sentence. However, if please is added at the end of the sentence, a comma "," must be added before please.

Go this way, please. Please go this way.

4. If there is an evocation in an imperative sentence, it must be separated by a comma "," and placed at the beginning or end of the sentence.

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

Extended information

Classification:

1. Imperative sentences caused by the original form of verbs, expressing "commands", "requests", "suggestions", etc.

Behave yourself.? Behave yourself.

2. When the speaker wants to emphasize what he is saying, he usually adds do before the original form of the verb.

Do have another cup of coffee. Please have another cup of coffee.

3. An imperative sentence composed of "no" followed by "gerund" or "noun" often appears in public places and means "it is forbidden to do something".

No scribing on the walls. Please do not write on the walls!

4. An imperative sentence composed of "just" followed by the original form of the verb, meaning "try please" or "please" wait.

Just think of the terrible result.? Think of the terrible result!

5. Imperative sentences caused by adverbs.

Away with them! ?Take them away!

6. Imperative sentences formed by adding you before the original form of the verb to strengthen the tone or with "anger" or "hate" Emotional colors.

You wait here for a moment.? You wait here for a moment.

7. An imperative sentence formed by adding words such as someone, everyone, etc. before the original form of the verb to specify the actor.

Don't anybody say a word!? No one is allowed to speak!

8. An imperative sentence formed by adding "Let's" before the original form of the verb indicates that the speaker, including the speaker, is advised to take a certain action.

Let's take a taxi!? Let's take a taxi!

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