Imperatives, inflections, declensions and the simple complexity of the English language (grammar)
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A Reddit users asked what is the grammatical form of the word "stop" in the sentence, | A Reddit users asked what is the grammatical form of the word "stop" in the sentence, "Stop peeling the potatoes": | ||
The rule here is that the "imperative" form a verb to express a command, as in "Stop peeling the potatoes" drops the subject, "you", which is implied in the command "stop" (i.e., "You stop!") | The rule here is that the "imperative" form a verb to express a command, as in "Stop peeling the potatoes" drops the subject, "you", which is implied in the command "stop" (i.e., "You stop!") |