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Chiakingdom Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

worry about

Are these sentences grammatically correct?

There is no need to worry about.
There is no need to be worried about.
There is nothing to worry about.
There is nothing to be worried about.
  

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Only #3 and #4 are possible.
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Would #1 and #2 still be wrong if we excluded the word 'about' from them, please?
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fivejedjonYes
Thanks a lot for your reply, fivejj!

A to B: I'm sorry.
B: For what?

A: I accidently tore the pair of jeans you had bought yesterday.
B: There is not need (to worry / to be worried) (or don't worry). I will buy a new one.

How about using 'There is no need (to worry / to be worried)' in the above context?
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'No need' is OK; 'not need' is not OK, Laborious.
The dialog is not natural, though.

A: I'm sorry.
B: For what?
A: I tore the jeans you bought yesterday.
B: Don't worry. I'll buy new ones.
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LaboriousWould #1 and #2 still be wrong if we excluded the word 'about' from them, please?
No. Removing 'about' would make them correct.

There is no need to worry.
There is no need to be worried.

CJ
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Mister Micawber'No need' is OK; 'not need' is not OK, Laborious.
Yes, teacher. I actually wanted to write 'no need', since the OP had 'no need' in his/ her sentences, but 'not need' got written. Thanks a lot to you for correcting that, however.
Mister Micawber I'll buy new ones.
Mr. M, could you please tell me why we
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LaboriousSince we are talking about a pair of jeans here, so how should it be wrong to say "I will buy a new one (a new pair of jeans)"?
I didn't say it was wrong; it's just not natural. You have the grammar but not fluency.
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