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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

need or needs

Hi, please help me, i'm confused! Which sentence is correct and why?
"Maria feels she needs to apologize" or
"Maria feels she need to apologize"?
I'm not sure whether the latter verb needs an "s"?? or should it be verb 1? Why? Thanks a lot!!!
  

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Anonymous or should it be verb 1? Why? For the same reason feels is used: the · s form occurs with 3rd person singular subjects.

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  • Anonymous or should it be verb 1?
  • Why?
  • For the same reason feels is used: the · s form occurs with 3rd person singular subjects.
  • Maria/she/he/it needs they/we/I/you need
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Anonymousor should it be verb 1? Why?
For the same reason feels is used: the ·s form occurs with 3rd person singular subjects.

Maria/she/he/it needs
they/we/I/you need
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Aspara Gus Anonymousor should it be verb 1? Why?For the same reason feels is used: the ·s form occurs with 3rd person singular subjects.Maria/she/he/it needsthey/we/I/you need
I wonder whether need can be used as a subjunctive in the "Maria feels she need to apologize" Is it possible?
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AnonymousI wonder whether need can be used as a subjunctive in the "Maria feels she need to apologize" Is it possible?
No, it is not possible, 'Feel' is not a verb that takes subjunctive.
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I think you are confused by the negative version.

Maria feels she need NOT apologize.
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tamguatlayI think you are confused by the negative version. Maria feels she need NOT apologize.
Yes, I agree; affirmative sentences with the modal "need" are impossible. Yet, I wonder how to change a direct question Need she apologize? into an indirect one.
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Anonymous I wonder how to change a direct question Need she apologize? into an indirect one.
He wondered whether she needed to apologize.
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