Read these sentences:

  • Sit down.
  • Stop it.
  • Work hard.
  • Open the door.

Are these sentences polite?

Use a request to be polite.

You can make these sentences and questions more polite by adding:

  • Please
  • Can you….please
  • Could you….please
  • Will you...please
  • Would you….please

Examples:

  • Please sit down.
  • Can you sit down, please?
  • Could you sit down, please?
  • Will you sit down, please?
  • Would you sit down, please?

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