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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Usage of word need
Hi,
Please tell me when to use 'need' and when 'need to'?
It's much confusing.
Jaya
Please tell me when to use 'need' and when 'need to'?
It's much confusing.
Jaya
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Hi, Please tell me when to use 'need' and when 'need to'? Broadly speaking, consider this. Say need + a noun , eg Tom needs a cigarette.
- Hi, Please tell me when to use 'need' and when 'need to'?
- Broadly speaking, consider this.
- Say need + a noun , eg Tom needs a cigarette.
- Say need to + an infinitive verb , eg Tom needs to smoke.
- Clive
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Hi,
Please tell me when to use 'need' and when 'need to'?
Broadly speaking, consider this.
Say need + a noun, eg Tom needs a cigarette.
Say need to + an infinitive verb, eg Tom needs to smoke.
Clive
Please tell me when to use 'need' and when 'need to'?
Broadly speaking, consider this.
Say need + a noun, eg Tom needs a cigarette.
Say need to + an infinitive verb, eg Tom needs to smoke.
Clive
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You need not do it.
You dare not do it.
I hope both the above sentences are correct.
And 'do' is an infintive here.
So... when would we use infinitive without 'to'?
You dare not do it.
I hope both the above sentences are correct.
And 'do' is an infintive here.
So... when would we use infinitive without 'to'?
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Hi,
You need not do it.
You dare not do it.
I hope both the above sentences are correct. Yes.
And 'do' is an infintive here. Yes.
So... when would we use infinitive without 'to' Your two sentences here use the infinitive 'do' without 'to'.
This is commonly called 'the bare infinitive'.
Clive
You need not do it.
You dare not do it.
I hope both the above sentences are correct. Yes.
And 'do' is an infintive here. Yes.
So... when would we use infinitive without 'to' Your two sentences here use the infinitive 'do' without 'to'.
This is commonly called 'the bare infinitive'.
Clive
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