Yes. "dare" can take either a bare infinitive or a to-infinitive.
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maelstromWhat I don't understand is the lack of preposition between the verb "dared" and "frame," is it legit and correct to even use such an expression?Yes. "Dare" is another verb like "help" which can be followed by the bare infinitive or the to-infinitive.
AlpheccaStarsI dare you (to) jump off the roof.Does "I dare you jump off the roof" definitely sound correct to you?
GPYDoes "I dare you jump off the roof" definitely sound correct to you?In that one, I would 99% of the time use the to-infinitive.
AlpheccaStars GPYDoes "I dare you jump off the roof" definitely sound correct to you?In that one, I would 99% of the time use the to-infinitive.Thanks to both of you!