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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Please

Please, pass the bread.

Is (please) adverb or exclamation in the above sentence?

One dictionary said it is adverb the other said it is exclamation.
If it is an adverb, to which kind of adverb does it belong?

Please explain,
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Top answer

My dictionary has it as an interjection, which is similar to an exclamation. It's really a shortened form of the archaic If it pleases you to help me, pass the bread.

— Clive

  • My dictionary has it as an interjection, which is similar to an exclamation.
  • It's really a shortened form of the archaic If it pleases you to help me, pass the bread.
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My dictionary has it as an interjection, which is similar to an exclamation.

It's really a shortened form of the archaic
If it pleases you to help me, pass the bread.
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AnonymousIs (please) adverb or exclamation in the above sentence?
We mention a word by placing it in quotes — "please" — not by placing it in parentheses — (please).

Is "please" an adverb or an exclamation?

An exclamation is not a part of speech; it's a kind of sentence. As Clive says above, "please" is an interjection. An int
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AnonymousPlease, pass the bread.
I see a difference between "Please, pass the bread" and "Please pass the bread". The latter seems the norm to me. The punctuation in the first sentence seems a bit dubious, but I interpret it closer to "Please! Pass the bread."
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