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Ruben Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Exclamation sentence or Imperative sentence ?

What type of senteces is this ?" Archers,draw ! ".Is this sentence correct or this sentence correct. " Archers,draws !.I know imperative sentence the verb should be infinitive.Is this rule applied to exclamation sentences like " Reload ! " or " Reloads ! ".Please somebody help(help or helps because many people says that somebody followed by singular tense) me !Thanks
  

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Imperative sentences do not have to have the infinitive as a verb, in fact, I can't think of an instance when one would. This is an imperative sentence because it gives a command. Archers, draw!

— Sam1947

  • Imperative sentences do not have to have the infinitive as a verb, in fact, I can't think of an instance when one would.
  • This is an imperative sentence because it gives a command.
  • Archers, draw!
  • is correct.
  • Reload!
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Imperative sentences do not have to have the infinitive as a verb, in fact, I can't think of an instance when one would. This is an imperative sentence because it gives a command. Archers, draw! is correct. Reload! is also correct and is also an imperative sentence because it is giving a command.

An exclamatory sentence is one that shows great emotion at that instant such as, "I won
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Please somebody help(help or helps because many people says that somebody followed by singular tense) me
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Somebody does take a singular verb, but,"Please, somebody, helps me," just doesn't sound correct. I hope someone else weighs in with the definitive answer to this one! The logic is escaping me at the moment.
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Hi,



"Please, somebody, help me" is an imperative. It's just a fancier way of saying 'Help me!'

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It's like saying 'Please! Somebody! Help me!'



Clive
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Thanks, Clive. I knew "helps" was wrong, but didn't remember that in the imperative, somebody can take a plural verb. Fortunately, one's ear often guides one's speech and writing beyond one's technical grammatical knowledge!
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How do you know that is imperative, Clive ? How you identify that ? Why ' Helps' cannot.I hope you can guide me Clive.Emotion: smile." Som
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Hi,

How do you know that is imperative, Clive ? How you identify that ? Why ' Helps ' cannot.I hope you can guide me Clive.
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