Be quiet please.

Meaning: This means to ask someone to stop making noise or to be silent in a polite way. It's like saying, I would appreciate it if you could stop making noise or be silent.

Choice of Words: Be is a verb that means to exist or to have a certain state or quality. Quiet means to make no noise or to stop making noise. Please is a polite word used to make a request or ask for something. When you put them together, "Be quiet please" is a polite request asking someone to stop making noise or to be silent.

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Would you please be quiet?

Meaning: This means to ask someone to stop making noise or sound in a polite way. It's like saying, Can you please make no sound or noise?

Choice of Words: Would is a modal verb that is used to express a request or suggestion. You is a pronoun that refers to the person or people being spoken to. Please is a polite word that is used to make a request or ask for something. Be is a verb that means to exist or to be in a particular state. Quiet means to make no sound or noise. When you put them together, "Would you please be quiet?" is a polite request asking someone to stop making noise.

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