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Perfect Stranger Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Dared + verb vs dared + to + verb?
Dear Users,
Which of the two is correct?
He never dared explore the catacombs beneath the castle.
He never dared to explore the catacombs beneath the castle.
As far as I know, dare is followed by a verb without to.
P.S. Aside from the level of formality, is there a difference between beneath and under?
Which of the two is correct?
He never dared explore the catacombs beneath the castle.
He never dared to explore the catacombs beneath the castle.
As far as I know, dare is followed by a verb without to.
P.S. Aside from the level of formality, is there a difference between beneath and under?
Top answer
Perfect Stranger As far as I know, dare is followed by a verb without to. It is optional; 'dare' is one of a few verbs that offer this option. A similar one is 'need', and 'help' also takes 'to' optionally, though it otherwise behaves more normally.
- Perfect Stranger As far as I know, dare is followed by a verb without to.
- It is optional; 'dare' is one of a few verbs that offer this option.
- A similar one is 'need', and 'help' also takes 'to' optionally, though it otherwise behaves more normally.
- Perfect Stranger .
- Aside from the level of formality, is there a difference between beneath and under?
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Perfect StrangerAs far as I know, dare is followed by a verb without to.It is optional; 'dare' is one of a few verbs that offer this option. A similar one is 'need', and 'help' also takes 'to' optionally, though it otherwise behaves more normally.
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