Hello

Thank you for your kind guidance every time.
Now I'd like to ask about how to use " always".
When I change the sentence " You must always keep your room clean." into imperative sentence, can I use " always" like #1? Is its place appropriate?

#1 Always keep your room clean.

I also want to know if there are good phrases replacing with "always"

Regards.

Grammar books teach that "always" should not be used at the beginning of a sentence. What they don't usually say is that this rule applies only to statements and questions. Imperatives are usually omitted from mention.

"Always" at the beginning of an imperative is not only correct, it's the usual case. If you think of it as coming between the grammatical subject and the main verb, it "follows the rule," because in an imperative, the grammatical subject is not present, but is "understood." Therefore, the position of "always" is between the (understood) grammatical subject and the verb, i.e., at the beginning of the command.

Other expressions of frequency come at the end of the command. You can replace "always" with

"” Keep your room clean ALL THE TIME

"” Keep your room clean AT ALL TIMES (more formal and hence more authoritative)

Marilyn

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