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There are two kinds of pattern in this lesson, they are:

1. Verbal Prohibition, and


2. Nominal Prohibition
Verbal prohibition is a sentence of prohibition which uses lexical-meaning-verb inside.
To express the prohibition we should combine the word /do not/ or /dont/ before the
verb.
For examples:

Dont lie to me!


Dont blame me!
Dont try to touch me!
Dont stop trying!
Dont make yourself stupid!

Nominal prohibition is a sentence of prohibition which uses /BE/ after /Do not/ or /dont/.
after that you have to place a complement in the end.

For examples:
Dont be jealous!
Dont be lazy!
Dont be Careless!
Dont be crazy!
Dont be a fool!
Don;t be bad guy!

To make them more polite, place the word /please/ in the beginning or in the end of the
sentence.
For examples:
Please dont go!
Dont go, please!
or,
Please dont be a liar!
Dont be a liar, please!

Those patterns are the fixed rule that should be obeyed as a pure pattern in English.
Besides, you can also express the prohibition by using /no/ instead of /dont/ or /do not/.
Then, change the verb into -ing form verb (Here, the ing-form is called Gerund which
will be posted in this blog as soon as possible).

For examples:
No smoking!
No kidding!
No climbing!, etc.
To express heavy prohibition you can also use the word /musnt/ in a simple sentence.

For examples:
You musnt be late, linda!
You musnt stop singing!

Take notice that all sentences will be said or called like that when the sentence contains,
at least, one subject and one verb. what about the command or prohibition?
Let me explain you that command or prohibition expressions have a subject, that is,
/YOU/.

For examples:
(You) get out!
(You) dont copy!
(You) be easy!
(You) dont be noisy!

All commands or prohibitions use the subject /you/. It is impossible to forbide or ask
someone to do something when the subject is not /you/.
They come here! (False)
or,
She dont take him away! (False)
Because the subject of command or prohibition is always /you/. The subject is
understandable or understood in usage. For this, /you/ is omitted. However, when the
omission is set, and when someone uses /you/ in the command or prohibition, the use
or /you/ creates an emphasized command or urgent prohibition.

ADDITION:
You can use Ever or Never in prohibition pattern.
For examples:
Dont ever come here anymore!
or,
Never come back here anymore!
All sentences above are similar, the differences are in the expression /dont ever/ which is
substituted to /never/ (without /dont/). These expression are heavy prohibition.

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