0
Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
About Be
we are always using be eg: be confident, be serious.
what does it means?
can we use be in any another situation.
what does it means?
can we use be in any another situation.
Top answer
Anonymous be confident, be serious. ) You are commanding someone to act in a certain way, or to become a certain thing. If he follows your commands, then you can say, "He is confident.
- Anonymous be confident, be serious.
- ) You are commanding someone to act in a certain way, or to become a certain thing.
- If he follows your commands, then you can say, "He is confident.
- " The thing you're asking cannot be done.
- Will you be finished any time soon?
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
Anonymousbe confident, be serious.These are imperative sentences (with capital letters.) You are commanding someone to act in a certain way, or to become a certain thing.
If he follows your commands, then you can say, "He is confident. He is serious."
Yes, there are other ways to use "be."
The thing you're asking cannot be done
00
be is an infinitive form (to be), and imperative (command) form (Be there on time!), and a subjunctive form (It's important that they be ready at 7), so it's used wherever any of those are needed. For example, the bare infinitive is needed after a modal verb: can be, will be, must be, etc. Other forms of the same verb are am, is, are, was, were, being,
0
Related Questions