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The imperative mood in English is used for various pragmatic functions, from giving orders to offering invitations. Its syntactic simplicity belies its complex usage in different levels of politeness. Mark the CORRECT alternative.

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C) The addition of the auxiliary "do" before an affirmative imperative, as in "Do come in," serves as an emphatic marker to make the request sound more persuasive, insistent, or polite.

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A) The imperative form of the verb "to be" in negative sentences follows a unique pattern where "be" precedes the auxiliary "don't," resulting in structures like "Be don't afraid" in formal registers.

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B) The word "please" must be positioned exclusively at the very end of an imperative sentence to be considered grammatically correct according to the British Council guidelines for formal letters.

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D) The negative imperative is formed by placing the word "not" immediately before the base form of the verb, without any auxiliary verb, to maintain the formal tone of prohibitions.

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E) In English, the imperative can be used to refer to a third person in the singular by adding the suffix "-s" to the verb, provided that the subject is clearly identified at the beginning of the sentence.

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