Unit 2

2.2 Affirmative sentence

An affirmative sentence is a sentence that affirms or emphasizes an action.

It is used as:

A form of exhortation.

Do come with me tomorrow.Do let me go with him to the beach.

 

As a means of contradicting an expressed statement.

I do like honey. :S (You don’t like honey)

I did do my homework. : S (Nobody did his homework)

He does practice sports. : S (He is a couch potato)

 

Affirmative Sentence 

This sentence always has the auxiliary do expressed with emphasis.

I do my homework in the morning. (not stressed)

I do do my homework in the morning. (emphatic)