Asking and asking

1. Concepts

- Imperative sentences Also known as imperative sentences. It is used for the purpose of giving orders, suggestions, requests, prohibiting or allowing someone or persuading someone to do something. This type of sentence is used in two forms: active voice and passive voice.

Normally in the imperative form, the imperative sentence often begins with a verb, the subject in the sentence is hidden, however it refers to the subject in the second person form - You.

For example:

• Get Out! 

• Watch Out!

2. How to use command sentences

Imperative Sentence Often used in certain cases:

– Give direct instructions

• Stand up straight

• Sitdown, please

• Please give me more information

– Give instructions

• Please open page 45 lesson 5

• Take 3 pills after a meal

• Go straight and turn right on the yellow building

– Make invitations

• Please come in. Naturally!

• Come join my birthday tonight at 9:00

– Used in announcements and signs

• No smoking

• Do not use this toilet

• Push- Push

– Give informal advice

• Talk to her and tell her how you feel

• Keep dreaming.

– Use with due

You can also use imperative sentences in a formal or serious state by adding the auxiliary verb “Do”.

• Do sit down

• Do come

• Do be quiet

3. Command sentence structure

Imperative sentences are divided into two types: active sentences and passive sentences.

3.1. The sentence structure makes the sentence active

– Ask someone to do something

When asking someone to do something, people often use get and have sentence structures. This request expresses a request based on desire and voluntariness.

• Use have: have someone do something

• Using get: get someone to do something

For example:

• She has her husband clean the house

• I got those my friend to carry the boxesI asked my friend to carry the box.

– Compulsive

There will be cases where imperative sentences are used coercively. These are sentences that the object or subject does not want to do but is forced by another subject or object

• Using make: S + make + someone + V (bare)

• Use force: S + force + someone + to V

For example:

• My mother made me clean the room

• Anna made them go to bed on time

– Contains permission

Imperative sentences also express permission for someone to do something. And the word permit or allow with the meaning of allow is often used in sentences of this type.

• Use let: S + let + someone + V (bare)

• Use permit/allow: S + permit/ allow + someone + to V

For example:

• The school allowed us to enter the teacher library

• The professor allows students to use the phone during test hours

– Offer help

In addition, asking sentences can also express the desire to help. Then the word help will often be used in sentences.

• Use help: S + help somebody to V/ V (bare)

With this structure, if the object comes after help is a generic pronoun, you can use the V infinitive (omitting both the object and to).

For example:

• The new vaccine helps people to prevent influenza.

If the object of help and the object of the verb is one, then we can omit the objects of to and help.

For example:

• The chameleon’s texture will make them invisible in the eyes of enemies. (The structure of chameleons will help them be invisible to enemies.)

For example:

• Anna helps her mother grow the garden

• I hope to get good grades in the last exam

Interrogative sentences make you passive

3.2. The structure of the bridge sentence makes it passive

– Use make

• Active form: make + somebody + V(bare) + something

• Passive form: S’(something) + be made + to V + by + O’(somebody)…

For example:

• Ken maked the tailor to sew his clothes

– Use have

• Active form:… have sb do sth

• Passive form:… have something done

For example:

• Tony have his son to buy him a cup of tea

– Use get

• Active form: … get sb to V

• Passive form:… get sth done

For example:

• Shally got her husband to clean the toilet for her

– Other structures

Imperative sentences in English are also expressed through a number of structural forms such as: want, would like, need, prefer. It is used in the passive form with a commanding meaning. However, these structures are rarely used and are usually used in formal situations.

- Use: want/need To express what someone wants to do for you (in the sense of ordering): S + want/ need + something + (to be) + V3/-ed

For example:

• Jen wants her house to be finished by this September.

• I need A4 paper to print documents

Use would like/prefer with the meaning of asking someone to do something for you in a polite sense: S + would like + something (to be) + V3/-ed

For example:

• I want to check my account.

• I would like to have my hair done by Mr. Ken

Use Cause something done with the meaning of causing something or something to happen

For example:

• The big thunder storm cause many trees damaged