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Liveinjapan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Modal NEED

Therefore, it needs not to be preserved for any reason.

The underlined 'need' is not a modal, I suppose. Can I use the modal 'need' as in:

Therefore, it need not to be preserved for any reason.

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Top answer

'need' acts as a modal with negative statements or in questions, when it is expressing necessity or obligation : Need I say more? I need not have worried. Therefore, it need not to(OMIT) be preserved for any reason.

— Terryxpress

  • 'need' acts as a modal with negative statements or in questions, when it is expressing necessity or obligation : Need I say more?
  • I need not have worried.
  • Therefore, it need not to(OMIT) be preserved for any reason.
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'need' acts as a modal with negative statements or in questions, when it is expressing necessity or obligation :
Need I say more?
I need not have worried.

Therefore, it need not to(OMIT) be preserved for any reason.
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TerryxpressTherefore, it need not to(OMIT) be preserved for any reason.

Understand!
Thanks so much, Terry.
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