Do not (imperative) – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Grammar Profile, B2 Point 99 in the category of  CLAUSES & imperatives is defined as:

‘DO NOT’ for EMPHASIS in formal contexts

We do not believe ‘formality’ is essential to make this structure B2.

*We have expanded this point because the first person imperative can be negated simply by inserting ‘not’ after the pronoun:

Let me not fall into temptation.

A search in iWeb corpus:

Our B1 vocabulary is in red:

USE BE LET TAKE FORGET TRY

7 . DO NOT ALLOW 3455

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DRY

211

8 . DO NOT ATTEMPT 3082

USE

196

9 . DO NOT LEAVE 2821 10 . DO NOT GIVE 2749 11 . DO NOT GET 2464 12 . DO NOT PUT 2394 13 . DO NOT EXCEED 2379 14 . DO NOT GO 2282

15 . DO NOT WORRY 2240

16 . DO NOT APPLY 2227

DIRECTLY

213

17 . DO NOT MAKE 2095 18 . DO NOT INCLUDE 1988 19 . DO NOT BUY 1959 20 . DO NOT HESITATE 1906

21 . DO NOT SEND 1831

22 . DO NOT EXPECT 1637

If you book Tony, do not expect to get Andy.

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23 . DO NOT DO 1620 24 . DO NOT MISS 1615 25 . DO NOT ADD 1450 26 . DO NOT WAIT 1393 27 . DO NOT PLACE 1273

28 . DO NOT ASSUME 1229

29 . DO NOT REMOVE 1226

Do not remove it unless directed by a flight attendant.

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30 . DO NOT STOP 1198
31 . DO NOT THINK 1134

32 . DO NOT STORE 1129

33 . DO NOT TOUCH 1115

34 . DO NOT KEEP 1017 35 . DO NOT CONFUSE 981 36 . DO NOT ENTER 962

37 . DO NOT CHANGE 930

38 . DO NOT WASTE 930

RELY CUT TURN HAVE MIX DRIVE EAT UNDERESTIMATE OPEN ASK MOVE WEAR FORCE RUN  START LOOK

55 . DO NOT BELIEVE 558

56 . DO NOT SUBMIT 548 57 . DO NOT FEEL 544

58 . DO NOT DRINK 537

59 . DO NOT FEAR 537

60 . DO NOT BRING 533 61 . DO NOT SHARE 533

62 . DO NOT WRITE 485

63 . DO NOT ACCEPT 484

64 . DO NOT FREEZE 483

65 . DO NOT PULL 471 66 . DO NOT RUB 468

67 . DO NOT FALL 465

68 . DO NOT TRUST 463

69 . DO NOT CALL 459 70 . DO NOT KNOW 455

71 . DO NOT SKIP 445

72 . DO NOT FEED 444

73 . DO NOT WASH 433 74 . DO NOT RINSE 424 75 . DO NOT RUSH 424 76 . DO NOT COVER 415

77 . DO NOT CLICK 411

78 . DO NOT PRESS 410

79 . DO NOT INSTALL 404

80 . DO NOT THROW 402 81 . DO NOT SPRAY 400 82 . DO NOT TELL 400 83 . DO NOT EXPOSE 395 84 . DO NOT LOSE 395 85 . DO NOT IGNORE 388 86 . DO NOT DELAY 384 87 . DO NOT HOLD 383 88 . DO NOT SET 379 89 . DO NOT CONSUME 374 90 . DO NOT PASS 369 91 . DO NOT PUSH 363 92 . DO NOT PAY 356

93 . DO NOT SAY 356

94 . DO NOT SELECT 355

95 . DO NOT FOLLOW 332

96 . DO NOT CREATE 327

97 . DO NOT STIR 326

98 . DO NOT BECOME 315 99 . DO NOT PURCHASE 313

100 . DO NOT FILL 304