What tenses, moods, and cases do versus what people do #33

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opened 2023-06-01 13:28:52 +00:00 by SusanQuigley · 2 comments

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Imperative has the following:

It can command someone not to do something or prohibit them from doing something.
It can be used to request permission to do something.

Future has the following:

It can express a command.
It can be used to ask a question. When it is used this way, the person asking the question does not know how the other person will answer their question.

Could the first two bullet points for each of these sections (and other points like them) be changed to be like the second?

It can be used to command someone not to do something or prohibit them from doing something.
It can be used to express a command.

It can be used when commanding someone not to do something or prohibiting them from doing something.
It can be used when expressing a command.

Imperative has the following: * It can command someone not to do something or prohibit them from doing something. * It can be used to request permission to do something. Future has the following: * It can express a command. * It can be used to ask a question. When it is used this way, the person asking the question does not know how the other person will answer their question. Could the first two bullet points for each of these sections (and other points like them) be changed to be like the second? * **It can be used to command** someone not to do something or prohibit them from doing something. * **It can be used to express** a command. or * **It can be used when commanding** someone not to do something or prohibiting them from doing something. * **It can be used when expressing** a command.