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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
is 'need' in modal function?
I have just read that modals never use do when forming a question.
I read it in a book where rules are couched in easy language.
My question is: how would a heavy-going advanced grammar book say: modals never use do in questions?
Second question:
I do not need to go there?
Do you need to go there?
According to modals never using do when forming a question, does it mean that 'need' is not a modal in "Do you need to go there?"?
Third question: is this sentence correct grammatically: According to modals never using do when forming a question, does it mean that 'need' is not a modal in "Do you need to go there?"?
I read it in a book where rules are couched in easy language.
My question is: how would a heavy-going advanced grammar book say: modals never use do in questions?
Second question:
I do not need to go there?
Do you need to go there?
According to modals never using do when forming a question, does it mean that 'need' is not a modal in "Do you need to go there?"?
Third question: is this sentence correct grammatically: According to modals never using do when forming a question, does it mean that 'need' is not a modal in "Do you need to go there?"?
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Inchoateknowledge I have just read that modals never use do when forming a question. I read it in a book where rules are couched in easy language. My question is: how would a heavy-going advanced grammar book say: modals never use do in questions?
- Inchoateknowledge I have just read that modals never use do when forming a question.
- I read it in a book where rules are couched in easy language.
- My question is: how would a heavy-going advanced grammar book say: modals never use do in questions?
- IMO, The book is right to say modals never use do when forming a question.
- Second question: I do not need to go there?
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InchoateknowledgeI have just read that modals never use do when forming a question.
I read it in a book where rules are couched in easy language.
My question is: how would a heavy-going advanced grammar book say: modals never use do in questions?
IMO, The book is right to say modals never use do when forming a question.
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In the case of modals like can, may, should, etc., the word itself is a modal verb. That is, these words have no non-modal uses.
need is different. We can't say "It's a modal." We can't say, "It's not a modal".
It has a modal use and a non-modal use.
I don't need to tell you this. (need in its non-modal use, i.e., n
need is different. We can't say "It's a modal." We can't say, "It's not a modal".
It has a modal use and a non-modal use.
I don't need to tell you this. (need in its non-modal use, i.e., n
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Now I see the light.
The same is the case with 'dare', is it not?
The same is the case with 'dare', is it not?
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