Go sleep！or Go to sleep!

[registered]

In an imperative sentence, should I say: "Go sleep!" or "Go to sleep!"？

 

[5jj]

Go to sleep.

 

[registered]

Go to sleep.

"Go get the glass." or "Go and get the glass"?

 

[bhaisahab]

"Go get the glass." or "Go and get the glass"?

Go and get the glass.

 

[registered]

Go and get the glass.

But why do people say "go get the ball"?

 

[Tdol]

In colloquial language, people sometimes drop and.

 

[emsr2d2]

I believe that "Go do your homework", "Go pick up the ball" etc are perfectly acceptable in AmE. In BrE, we always include the "and" after "go".

"Go to sleep" does not fit the same pattern. However, you might hear "Go sleep" in AmE if it means "Leave the room and then go to your bedroom/tent/sofabed and go to sleep".

 

[registered]

In colloquial language, people sometimes drop and.

When I want to ask sb. to go to bed, why isn't it "go (and) sleep", but "go to sleep"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Because "Go to bed" and "Go to sleep" aren't the same thing.
The first one means "Leave this room and go to your bedroom and get into bed".
The second means "Sleep!" It can be said to someone who is already in bed. You can't say "Go to bed" to someone who is already in bed.

 

[registered]

Because "Go to bed" and "Go to sleep" aren't the same thing.
The first one means "Leave this room and go to your bedroom and get into bed".
The second means "Sleep!" It can be said to someone who is already in bed. You can't say "Go to bed" to someone who is already in bed.

Thanks!

 

[jimmybrion99]

"go to slep" means "go to bed in order to sleep" not "go into sleep"

 

[MikeNewYork]

"go to slep" means "go to bed in order to sleep" not "go into sleep"

No. Read post #9 again.

 

[Rover_KE]

"Go to sleep" means "go to bed in order to sleep" not "go into sleep".

No, it doesn't.

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[Rover_KE]

Thanks!

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