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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Be careful. A command or an interjection?

Be careful. A car is coming.

Is "Be careful" an interjection or a command in the sentence above?
  

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Zoltán Király Is "Be careful" an interjection or a command. A command.

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  • Zoltán Király Is "Be careful" an interjection or a command.
  • A command.
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Zoltán KirályIs "Be careful" an interjection or a command.
A command.
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Thank you. Here are two more:

1. Please be careful when you ride your bicycle.
2. Please be careful!

Is a command in the first sentence, and an interjection in the second?
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Zoltán KirályIs a command in the first sentence, and an interjection in the second?
No, they are both commands. An interjection is a word 'thrown into' a sentence which has no grammatical attachment.
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I checked Google translator and said it is an interjection. I was confused.
Thank you for your help!
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Zoltán KirályI checked Google translator
That was your mistake. Do not rely on machine translators!
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Zoltán KirályI checked this website: wordreference.com and "be careful" seems to be an interjection.
Nevertheless, it remains a simple imperative sentence.
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