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Cat desk Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Usage of 'dare'

Hi there, How should I use dare in the following sentence?
  • If John dares to go there, I will tell her Mom.
  • If John dares go there, I will tell her Mom.
  • If John dare go there, I will tell her Mom.
  

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The three given sentences are okay, provided that "her" is, for example, John's girlfriend. The first one is what would usually be heard. The second is a little literary in tone and rather overly formal for everyday conversation.

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  • The three given sentences are okay, provided that "her" is, for example, John's girlfriend.
  • The first one is what would usually be heard.
  • The second is a little literary in tone and rather overly formal for everyday conversation.
  • The third one is unusual, a subjunctive construction that would rarely be heard today.
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The three given sentences are okay, provided that "her" is, for example, John's girlfriend. The first one is what would usually be heard. The second is a little literary in tone and rather overly formal for everyday conversation. The third one is unusual, a subjunctive construction that would rarely be heard today.

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  • If John dares to go there, I will tell her Mom.
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cat deskHow should I use dare

If 'her' refers to John, you'll have to change it to 'his'.

'Mom' is not being used to address the mother in question, so it's 'mom'.

The correct forms are as follows:

If John dares to go there, I will tell his mom.
If John dare go there, I will tell his mom.

Of these, the second one is

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