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Interesting! It's an imperative sentence, one where the subject has been omitted, which is often the case with imperative sentences. Be quiet!
- Interesting!
- It's an imperative sentence, one where the subject has been omitted, which is often the case with imperative sentences.
- Be quiet!
- / [You] be quiet!
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Interesting! It's an imperative sentence, one where the subject has been omitted, which is often the case with imperative sentences.
Be quiet! / [You] be quiet!
Try harder! / [You] try harder!
Move your car! / [You] move your car!
So, seen in this light, is it a linking verb? I am inclined to say "yes," but I'm really not sure. We may have to wait for a more knowledgeab
0The extended form of this is You be quiet!
The speaker is giving a command, which makes the verb usage fall under the imperative function/mood. This is obviously the most concrete definition of what's going on here, and it cannot be denied.
However, the verb in question is also playing the role of expressing the predicate. More specifically, it is expressing a state of being
0tkacka15Be quiet!
Is Be a linking verb in the sentence above?
Yes.
I think 'be' must be the only linking verb that's used with any great frequency in the imperative, though some others are certainly possible.
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CJ
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