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COMMAND AND

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!

Polite request using Modals


Pattern :
Can /could/ would you + V1 + Object,
please!
Can /could/ would you + V1 + Object?
Would you mind + V+ing + Object,
Please!
Would you mind + V+ing + Object?

A nurse should know how to


ask the patients to do
something

Patients in hospital are usually


anxious/ restless and fearful/ afraid. It
is important that hospital staff put
them at their ease by being polite and
pleasant. The following expressions
will guide you how to express polite
form in English. Be careful about the
way your voice rises and falls when
you say those expressions.

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!

Be + Adj & Dont be + adj


Examples :
Be patient, please!
Be calm, please!
Dont be angry, please!
Dont be lazy, please!

Using modals

Can you get up alone?


Could you stand up?
Would you bend your back, please!
Would you mind opening your mouth,
please!
Could you roll your sleeve up, please!
Would you mind taking your dress off?
Can you lie down here?
Would you mind wriggling your fingers?
Could you touch your toes?

Exercises

1. Practice with your partner in front of the class


(patient and nurse). Situation : A nurse gives
some instructions to her patient, and ask your
patient to do what you said.
2. Translate into good English!
Silakan turunkan kaki anda!
Lower your leg, please!
Silakan menahan nafas!
Please, hold breath!, hold your breath, please!
Bisakah anda menekuk lutut?
Can you bend your knees!
Silakan buka mulut!
Open the mouth, please!
Silakan minum obat anda!
please take your medicine!

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