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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Be

Hello,

1. Be quiet!

It is an imperative sentence. The subject "you" is understood.

Be quite= You be quite.

why "be" has been used?

I could not understand it.

Thanks.
  

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Yes, it is imperative, and be is used because it is the imperative form of to be. By the way, be careful to write quiet, not quite.

  • Yes, it is imperative, and be is used because it is the imperative form of to be.
  • By the way, be careful to write quiet, not quite.
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Yes, it is imperative, and be is used because it is the imperative form of to be. By the way, be careful to write quiet, not quite.

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