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Lhklm Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

-s to the third person

Why we didn't add a -s to burn in the sentence "Let it burn" ? For me it is the 3rd person so we should add an -s
  

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Hello. Lhklm "Let it burn" The pattern in this case is subject + let + object + bare infinitive.

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  • Hello.
  • Lhklm "Let it burn" The pattern in this case is subject + let + object + bare infinitive.
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Hello.
Lhklm"Let it burn"
The pattern in this case is subject + let + object + bare infinitive.
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'Let' is the imperative form of the verb.
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Hello—and thank you.
fivejedjon'Let' is the imperative form of the verb.
Is the main pattern I supplied correct here, please?
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Not really. The implied subject of imperatives, 'you,' is rarely expressed.
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