Command and Request

Command

A command is an imperative sentence that is used to make an order. A bare infinitive is used to make an order. We put don’t before a bare infinitive to make a prohibition.

(optional)	Commands	Response
Please	Follow me. Calm down. Look ahead. Be careful. Don’t drive too fast. Don’t go. Don’t be late.	All right. Yes, I will. OK. Certainly. Sure.

Request

A request is an order that is made to sound more polite by puttingthe word pleaseinfrount of or at the end of a command form.

Request	Response
Can you … Could you … Will you … Would you … Would you mind (V-ing) …	I’d be glad to. Certainly. Sure.