2 c Imperatives and Suggestions
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The document provides instructions on using imperatives and suggestions. It explains that imperatives use verbs in the infinitive form with or without "don't" and can add "please" to be polite. It also notes that "be" plus an adjective is commonly used in imperatives and pronouns are not used. Suggestions are made with "let's" plus a verb or "let's not" plus a verb for negative suggestions.
2 c Imperatives and Suggestions
- 1. Open the door. Turn right Don’t worry. Don’t stop. Be quiet. Be careful Let’s go home. Let’s not wait.
- 2. Orders or instructions + imperatives = verb (infinitive). – imperatives = don’t + verb (infinitive). Open the door. Turn right Don’t worry. Don’t stop. Add please to be polite: Open the door, please.
- 3. • We often use be + adjective in imperatives: Be quiet, Be careful, etc. • Don’t use a pronoun with imperatives: Be quiet - be you quiet Don’t smoke - Don’t smoke you
- 4. • Use Let’s + verb (infinitive) to make suggestions Let’s go home. • Use Let’s not + verb to make a negative suggestion: Let’s not wait.