A sentence

It is an expression, Gently does it. It could be anything but is refering to whatever the listenering is doing/about to do.

Dave PhillipsIt is an expression, Gently does it. It could be anything but is refering to whatever the listenering is doing/about to do.

I'm a little confused here, the "listening"? You mean the "listener" right?

Cuz I don't get it at all.

Yes sorry, typing error.

I thought it was an imperative sentence.

Thanks

ninaniaI thought it was an imperative sentence. Thanks

Wait, can't an expression be an imperative sentence, too?

Cuz it looks like one to me.

I don't know. Do you mean that it looks like an imperative sentence to you?

ninaniaI don't know. Do you mean that it looks like an imperative sentence to you?

Yes, that's what I meant.

And what do you say, Dave?

Are there any other expressionslike this one in which verbs are used in the third person singular, although they look like the imperative sentences?

Hi,

Don't go too fast. Gently does it!

Think of the expression as a short form of this. ( Let's assume you are in a car.)

Don't go too fast. ( Driving the car gently ) does it!

. . . does it means 'performs the task satisfactorily'.

CliveHi,Don't go too fast. Gently does it! Think of the expression as a short form of this. ( Let's assume you are in a car.)Don't go too fast. ( Driving the car gently ) does it! . . . does it means 'performs the task satisfactorily'.Thus, Don't go too fast. ( Driving the car gently ) performs the task satisfactorily. Clive

Thank you so much Clive,