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Healer Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
"need do" versus "need to do"
You need not go if you don't want to. You don't need to go if you don't want to. Needn't you go? Don't you need to go? Need you go? Do you need to go?
Are all above grammatical? What is the difference in usage between the two in each pair above? (Is the underlined worded well?) Though I usually say the second one in each pair I hardly hear the other one.
Are all above grammatical? What is the difference in usage between the two in each pair above? (Is the underlined worded well?) Though I usually say the second one in each pair I hardly hear the other one.
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Hi there, "You don't need to" is the correct one, both in written and spoken English. "You needn't to" is something of the past, or something strictly belong to British English, and not commonly used in daily conversations.
- Hi there, "You don't need to" is the correct one, both in written and spoken English.
- "You needn't to" is something of the past, or something strictly belong to British English, and not commonly used in daily conversations.
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Hi there,
"You don't need to" is the correct one, both in written and spoken English.
"You needn't to" is something of the past, or something strictly belong to British English, and not commonly used in daily conversations.
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healerYou need not go if you don't want to.
You don't need to go if you don't want to.
Needn't you go?
Don't you need to go?
Need you go?
Do you need to go?
All of the above are grammatically correct.
healerdifference in usage
The first in each pair is old-fashioned and nowadays rarely used
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