Expressing Prohibition

Prohibition is an expression to warn or forbid others not to do something.  There are two types of prohibition, namely verbal prohibition and nominal prohibition

1. Verbal Prohibition

The sentences in this prohibition contain verbs.

• Pattern; Don’t + Verb 1

Examples;

• Miss Linda said, “Don’t cheat on the exam”.
• Don’t disturb your brother. He must finish his project.
• Don’t play outside. It’s going to rain.
• Don’t go anywhere, your parents will go home soon.
• Don’t do it. You will hurt yourself.
• Pattern; No + Verb-ing

Examples:

• No littering! You will make this park dirty.
• No swimming! There is a crocodile in this lake.
• No kidding! it’s urgent.
• No parking in this area
• No smoking in this room.

2. Nominal Prohibition

The sentences in this prohibition contain adjective, noun or adverb.

• Pattern; Don’t + be + Adjective / Noun / Adverb

Examples;

• Don’t be shy. Make yourself at home.
• Don’t be rude. She is older than you.
• You will face exam next week, so don’t be lazy to study.
• Don’t be arrogant if you want to have many friends.
• Don’t be sad. We can solve the problem together.

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