Please is an adverb that functions as an interjection in polite requests. It can go at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Whether please is preceded or followed by a comma depends on where it is placed in a sentence. If please comes at the end of
a sentence then you should almost always use a comma before it
.
Should also be at the end of a sentence?
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Too
‘, ‘also’ and ‘as well’ are quite often interchangeable. In this instance, they are, and can all be used at the end of your sentence.
Where do you put please in a question?
We usually put please
at the end of a request with could
, can and would, but we can also put it at the beginning or in the middle. Please in the mid position makes the request stronger.
What kind of word is please?
As detailed above, ‘please’ can be
an adverb, an interjection or a verb
. Verb usage: Her presentation pleased the executives. Verb usage: Just do as you please.
How do you use please in a sentence?
- Please don’t tell her! …
- Please , let me go! …
- Please don’t leave me. …
- ” Please be quick,” he said. …
- Lord, she prayed, please don’t let them get Chauncey – and then she knew nothing. …
- “Han, please ,” she begged. …
- I hope you will please write to me from all the cities you visit.
Can you please or please can you?
Both are
correct
. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .
What is a good sentence for too?
She is much too young to be
watching this movie. You gave me too many cards. I have too much to do. He works much too hard.
Do we put a comma after also?
The words too and
also generally do not need commas with the exception of also at the beginning of the sentence
. Historically too and also had commas before them at the end of the sentence. … In the middle of the sentence, too and also are simple adverbs, and there is still no need for commas.
What punctuation comes after also?
If you attach “also” to a free-standing sentence, then you do need to put
a comma
after it. Example: Jose Saramago writes novel with a distinctive style.
How do I make a request?
- Can you give me the book?
- Could you please take off your raincoat?
- Could you please take me to the dentist?
- Would you be kind enough to repair my computer?
- Do you think you could take me to the supermarket?
- Could I ask you to take me home?
- Can you tell me what happened?
Can you start a question with please?
Please is an adverb that functions as an interjection in polite requests.
It can go at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence
. … If please comes at the end of a sentence then you should almost always use a comma before it.
Could you please vs Would you please?
But I would suppose that “
would
” is more polite, because it expresses the idea of probability, and of willingness, and of the desire that something be done, whereas “could” is more in the realm of ability (yes I can). And according to the American Heritage Dictionary, “would” is used to make a polite request.
What can I say instead of please?
- amuse.
- charm.
- cheer.
- entertain.
- gratify.
- satisfy.
- tickle.
- wow.
Is please a function word?
What function does ‘please’ have in a sentence like ‘Pass me the salt, please’? to give or demonstrate your satisfaction to other individual. It is using the adverb form, definition 1: used as
a function word to express politeness or emphasis in a request
.
Is could you please rude?
-> They both are impolite. They both sound like a command/order. The first one is less rude than the second one. Could you please give us some context?
