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Mastering Imperative Sentences: Give Commands, Invitations, and Reminders in One Sentence—Just Add please to Stay Polite
In English, telling someone to sit down, reminding them not to worry, or inviting a friend to go together all use the same type of sentence—the imperative sentence. Its structure is incredibly simple: just start directly with the base form of the verb. This article teaches you four ways to use them: giving commands with a base verb, using Don't for negatives, adding please to be polite, and making suggestions with Let's. Complete with correct vs. incorrect examples and handy takeaways to help you tell them apart.
GrammarImperativesSentence PatternsPolite Language