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Guzhao67 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Need/dare

hi: in the following two sentences, could you please tell me the correct one? thank you very much.
  1. I regret that the Senate need/dare take such action.
  2. I regret that the Senate needs/dares to take such action.
  

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Hi, The structure regret that , as many other similar structures, governs the verb in the subjunctive. I regret that the Senate need to take such action. Regards

  • Hi, The structure regret that , as many other similar structures, governs the verb in the subjunctive.
  • I regret that the Senate need to take such action.
  • Regards
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Hi,

The structure regret that, as many other similar structures, governs the verb in the subjunctive.

I regret that the Senate need to take such action.

Regards

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