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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Verbal tone

What is the difference between a command & a question?
  

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Plenty. A command orders someone to do something: ' Eat your breakfast! '.

  • Plenty.
  • A command orders someone to do something: ' Eat your breakfast!
  • '.
  • A command or imperative sentence usually has no written subject.
  • A question asks for information: ' Did you eat your breakfast?
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Plenty.

A command orders someone to do something: 'Eat your breakfast!'. A command or imperative sentence usually has no written subject.

A question asks for information: 'Did you eat your breakfast?'. A question is usually followed by an interrogation mark (?)
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It would save everyone time and effort if you had the courtesy to put all relevant information in the body of your message, reserving the subject line for a simple title.

In a command, the final tone of the sentence descends, as it does for a 5W question. In a yes-no question, it ascends.

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