PRIMBON : GIVING INSTRUCTION

Giving instruction is an expression that is used in order that order that other person does what we instruct or request, or giving imperative to other people for to do or not to do something, Giving instruction sometimes called comperative/prohibition.


Giving Instruction statement can use :
♥ When demonstrate a recipe of food or drink
♥ When ask somebody to do something that we want
♥ When people ask unknown address
If you don't use a verb as a commanding word you use be + adjective

Example :
♥ Be yourself
♥ Be strong
♥ Be a good student
♥ Be happy
When you forbid someone to do something, you use don't + verb invinitive without to


Example :
♥ Don't climb
♥ Don't close the web pages
♥ Don't put your trust in him


You often put the words 'please' at the beginning or at the end of an istruction. You use it to make the instruction sound more polite.


Example :
♥ Please sit down/Sit down, please
♥ Please don't go/Don't go, please
Please/don't + verb + noun or Noun + verb + please


Example :
♥ Please open the door
♥ Open the door please
♥ Don't open the door
Please/don't + verb + adverb or verb + adverb + please


Example :
♥ Please come here
♥ Come here, please
♥ Don't come here


Respond on giving instructions :
♥ Yes
♥ No problem
♥ No, I can't
♥ O.K.


The example expression of giving instruction :
♥ Open your book !
♥ Please close the door !
♥ Be quiet, please !
♥ Stand up, please !


Asking for instruction :
♥ How do you (do this) ?
♥ How do I ?
♥ What do you suggest ?
♥ What is the first step ?


Giving Instruction :
♥ Sequencing, ......
♥ First, ......
♥ Then, .......
♥ Next, .......
♥ Last! .......


Starting Out
♥ Before you begin, you should ....
♥ The first thing you do is ....
♥ I would start by ....
♥ The place to begin is ....
♥ To begin with ....


Continuing
♥ After that, ....
♥ The next step is ....
♥ The next thing you do is ....
♥ Once you've done that, then ....
♥ When you finish that, then ....


Finishing
♥ The last step is ....
♥ The last thing you do is ....
♥ In the end, ....
♥ When ypu've finish, ....
♥ When you've completed all the steps ....