Negative Imperatives
An imperative is expressed by a verb word.
Please don’t + verb word
Please don”t speak anyone
Do not use an infinitive instead of a veb word.
Would you please not + verb word
Would you please not speak anyone
Avoid using an infinitive instead of a verb word. Avoid using don’t after would you please.
Example
Incorrect : Please don’t to park here.
Correct : Please don’t park here.
Or
Would you please not park here.
Incorrect : Would you please not to be late.
Correct : Pleaase don’t be late.
Or
Would you please not be late.
Incorrect : Would you please don’t smoke.
Correct : Please don’t smoke
Or
Would you please not smoke.
Incorrect : Please don’t to go yet.
Correct : Please don’t go yet.
Or
Would you please not go yet.
Incorrect : Would you please don’t worry.
Correct : Please don’t worry.
Or
Would you please not worry.
Exercise
Choose the correct answer.
Please ……………. Canon copies of copyrighted material without the permission of the publisher.
(A) no make
(B) don’t make
(C) not make
(D) not to make
Answer : B
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Would Rather That
Would Rather That - Preference for Another.
Remember that when the preference is another person or thing, would rather that introduces a clause. The other person or thing is the subject of the clause.
Although the verb is past tense, the preference is for present or future time.
S + would rather + that + S + V (past).
I would rather that you go.
S + would rather + that + S + didn’t + verb word.
I would rather that you didn’t go.
Avoid using a present verb or a verb word instead of a pat verb. Avoid using should and a verb word instead of a past verb and avoid using don’t or doesn’t instead of didn’t.
Examples :
Incorrect : Susan would rather that her husband doesn’t working so hard.
Correct : Susan would rather that her husband didn’t working so hard.
Incorrect : He’d rather that you should come tomorrow.
Correct : He’d rather that you should came tomorrow.
Incorrect : I’d rather that He doesn’t do that.
Correct : I’d rather that He didn’t do that.
Incorrect : The dean would rather that students make appointment instead of dropping by.
Correct : The dean would rather that students made appointment instead of dropping by.
Incorrect : My roommate would rather that I don’t keep the light on after eleven o’clock.
Correct : My roommate would rather that I didn’t keep the light on after eleven o’clock.
Exercise :
A good counselor would rather that the patient……….. his or her own decisions after being helped to arrive at a general understanding of the alternatives.
a) makes b) making c) will make d) made
Choose the correct answer.
What is your answer?
Preference - Would Rather
The accent How to Speak English
Make
Non Progressive Verb
Causative Have
"LET"
Using CAUSATIVE "HELP"
Remember that when the preference is another person or thing, would rather that introduces a clause. The other person or thing is the subject of the clause.
Although the verb is past tense, the preference is for present or future time.
S + would rather + that + S + V (past).
I would rather that you go.
S + would rather + that + S + didn’t + verb word.
I would rather that you didn’t go.
Avoid using a present verb or a verb word instead of a pat verb. Avoid using should and a verb word instead of a past verb and avoid using don’t or doesn’t instead of didn’t.
Examples :
Incorrect : Susan would rather that her husband doesn’t working so hard.
Correct : Susan would rather that her husband didn’t working so hard.
Incorrect : He’d rather that you should come tomorrow.
Correct : He’d rather that you should came tomorrow.
Incorrect : I’d rather that He doesn’t do that.
Correct : I’d rather that He didn’t do that.
Incorrect : The dean would rather that students make appointment instead of dropping by.
Correct : The dean would rather that students made appointment instead of dropping by.
Incorrect : My roommate would rather that I don’t keep the light on after eleven o’clock.
Correct : My roommate would rather that I didn’t keep the light on after eleven o’clock.
Exercise :
A good counselor would rather that the patient……….. his or her own decisions after being helped to arrive at a general understanding of the alternatives.
a) makes b) making c) will make d) made
Choose the correct answer.
What is your answer?
Preference - Would Rather
The accent How to Speak English
Make
Non Progressive Verb
Causative Have
"LET"
Using CAUSATIVE "HELP"
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English Grammar,
Grammar
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