COMMAND AND REQUEST

Command Sentence (kalimat perintah)

 Command merupakan kalimat yang tegas dan biasanya diakhiri dengan exclamation (!) atau tanda
seru karena sifatnya yang memerintahkan seseorang. Misalnya 'Listen!' atau 'Close the door!'
 Command digunakan untuk menyatakan keinginan dari pembicara kepada lawan bicara
 Kalimat command selalu dalam bentuk Simple Present Tense, yang berarti selalu menggunakan
kata kerja bentuk pertama atau verb 1.
Contoh Kalimat Command
1. Go away! (pergi sana!)
2. Close the door! (tutup pintunya!)
3. Listen to the teacher! (dengarkan guru!)
4. Be careful! (hati-hati!)

5. Be quite please! (tolong diam!)

6. Don't swim to far! (jangan berenang terlalu jauh!)

7. Don't step on the grass! (jangan menginjak rumput!)

Request Sentence (Kalimat Permintaan)
 Request adalah sebuah kalimat permohonan atau permintaan, dapat juga berbentuk kalimat
perintah namun bahasanya lebih halus dan tidak menggunakan exclamation (!). Dapat diartikan
kalimat ini lebih sopan.
 Request biasanya diawali dengan will, could, would, and may.
Contoh Kalimat Request
1. Would you like to help me?
2. Would you mind to come to my house?

3. Could you take the garbage outside?

4. Could you bring me the newspaper?

5. Would you dance with me?

6. Would you mind if I sit here?

7. Could you please open the door?
 Soal Latihan Command and Request
Choose correct answer on the box
Switch off Don’t talk Brush
Read Don’t swim Do not
Don’t play Go Help
Don’t feed Drive Clean
Follow Don’t be late Do

1. __________upstairs!
2. __________football in the yard!
3. __________your mobiles!
4. __________during the lesson!
5. __________your teeth!
6. __________the instructions!
7. __________in this lake!
8. __________for school!
9. __________the animals in the zoo!
10. __________ your homework!
11. __________the instructions !
12. __________ slowly!
13. __________be silly!
14. __________ yourself!
15. __________ your room!

Choose the correct answer between a, b, c, or d

1. ____I speak to Mr. Smith, please? (Formal polite 7. Would you mind _____ here? I have a headache. (Polite
request) request)
a. Can a. not to smoke
b. May b. not smoke
c. Would you mind if c. not smoking
2. _____you open the window, please? It's hot in here. 8. Betty, _____ help me with this grammar exercise, please?
(Polite request) (Informal request)
a. Could a. can you
b. Couldn't b. can't you
c. Wouldn't c. won't you
3. ____buying two loaves of bread on your way home? 9. Could I use your cell phone, please? – Sorry, you ____.
(Polite request) (Permission not given)
a. Could you a. can't
b. Would you b. couldn't
c. Would you mind c. won't
4. Would you mind if I _____your dictionary for an hour 10. Could I stay here for a while? – Yes, you ____
or so? (Polite request) (Permission given)
a. borrowed a. could
b. will borrow b. can
c. would borrow c. will
5. Would you mind if I ____ come to your party? (Asking
for permission)
a. didn't
b. won't
c. wouldn't
6. Mrs. Redding, __ lend me two hundred dollars till next
week, please? (Polite request)
a. can't you
b. could you
c. would you mind
 Kunci jawaban
1. c
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. a
10. a

Kunci Jawaban

1. Go upstairs.
2. Don't play football in the yard.
3. Switch off your mobiles.
4. Don't talk during the lesson.
5. Brush your teeth.
6. Read the instructions.
7. Don't swim in this lake.
8. Don't be late for school.
9. Don't feed the animals in the zoo.
10. Do your homework.
11. Follow the instructions.
12. Drive slowly
13. Do not be silly
14. Help yourself
15. Clean your room