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The following statement seems like an imperative but does not have the
structure of the imperative:

> 是非{ぜひ}この機会{きかい}お見逃{みのが}し **なく** ！ Make sure not to miss this opportunity!

  1. Is **なく** 連用形 of **ない**? If yes, how can a sentence end on 連用形?
  2. Is **て** implied after **なく**?
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negation imperatives て-form
What form of imperative is this? 是非この機会お見逃しなく！
> 「お/ご + Verb in 連用形{れんようけい} (continuative form) + なく 」

should be learned as a set phrase meaning " ** _Please do not (verb)._** " The
grammar used here is sort of special. One might say a phrase like
「お願{ねが}いいたします」 is implied or left unsaid at the end.

This is an **honorific form of a polite request rather than a plain
imperative**. The honorific お/ご at the beginning alone should already suggest
that.

If you translated 「お見逃しなく」 into " **Don't miss it!** " (, which is a
reasonable translation) , it might look like an imperative. However, it is
just the translation that is an imperative, not the original Japanese. "Don't
miss it!" is not honorific speech by any standard, is it?
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