REQUEST
COMMAND
Asking
someone
to
do
something, and he/she must
do it.
Pattern
V1 + Object!/ Dont V1 + Object!
Or
Be + Adj!/ Dont be + Adj!
Examples
Open the door!
Move to the front!
Do your homework!
Dont go there!
Dont smoke here!
Be careful!
Dont be late!
Notes:
Command biasanya dilakukan oleh
atasan kepada bawahan, atau yg yang
secara struktural jabatannya lebih tinggi.
Pada umumnya digunakan dalam dunia
militer.
Misal
Komandan
kepada
bawahannya. Bersifat wajib (keharusan),
jika tidak dilakukan akan kena sanksi.
Ex: Make line up!
Request
Asking someone to do something in polite way.
Pattern :
V1 + Object, Please!
Dont + V1 + Object, Please!
Or
Be + Adj, please!
Dont be + adj, please!
Examples:
Sit down, please!
Raise your arms, please!
Get up, please! We would like to make the
bed.
Move your head, please!
Put out your tongue, please!
Dont move, please!
Dont bend your knee, please!
Using modals
Exercises