Imperative sentence is a sentence pattern in English, and it is also a sentence used to express orders, requests, suggestions, 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, positive imperative sentence

Sentence pattern: verb prototype do+sth. (omit the theme)

Stand up. Stand up.

Sometimes, in order to emphasize the mood, do can be added before verbs.

Please sit down. Be sure to sit down.

2. Negative imperative sentences

Sentence pattern: Don't+ verb prototype do this.

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

3. When expressing imperative sentences in a polite tone, 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.

This way, please This way, please

4. If there are addresses in imperative sentences, they must be separated by commas and placed at the beginning or end of the sentence.

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

Extended data

Classification:

1. The imperative sentence caused by the verb prototype means "command", "request" and "suggestion".

Behave yourself. You should behave yourself.

When the speaker wants to emphasize what he says, he usually adds do before the prototype of the verb.

Another cup of coffee, please. Another cup of coffee, please.

3. Imperative sentences consisting of "no" followed by "gerund" or "noun" often appear in public places, meaning "don't do something".

Don't carve words on the wall. Don't scribble on the wall!

An imperative sentence consisting of "just" followed by the prototype of the verb means "please as much as possible" and "please".

Think about the terrible results. Think about how terrible the consequences are!

5. Imperative sentences caused by adverbs.

Take them away! Take them away!

6. Add the imperative sentence composed of you before the prototype of the verb to emphasize the tone or have emotional colors such as "anger" and "disgust".

You wait here for a while. You wait here for a while.

7. Imperative sentences composed of words such as someone and everyone. Added before the verb prototype, especially the actor.

Nobody talk! ? Nobody talks!

8. An imperative sentence consisting of Let's before the prototype of the verb suggests that the speaker take some action.

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

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