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ekieen

ekieen

Malaysia

Hello teacher.

I have one question that always bothering me. Which sentence is correct?

a) Don't smoke in public OR

b) Don't smoking in public.

Can you please tell me why? :)

 

02:11 PM Mar 24 2011 |

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Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

Hi! Great question.

The correct sentence is "Don't smoke in public."

When you want to give a command or tell someone what to do, you should use the imperative. The imperative is the base form of the verb, or the infinitive without "to."

For example:

Be quiet.

Don't lie.

Watch what you eat.

I hope that helps!!

AmySmile

05:13 AM Mar 28 2011 |