What is the tone of this sentence:Please be seated
Correct answer: B. Imperative
- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation
The sentence "Please be seated" has an imperative tone, which means it is giving a polite instruction or request to sit down. Imperative sentences are used to give commands, make requests, or offer invitations.
Last updated
About Parts of Speech
Parts of speech classify words according to their function as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. Questions may test a word that changes class by context, such as a noun used as a verb or an adjective formed from a participle.
Practise Grammar
6,178 free Grammar MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English questions like this
English is on 83 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.