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Modals As Ordinary Verbs

February 7, 2024 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. You don’t need ………………….. for me.

Correct! Wrong!

When need is an ordinary verb, it is followed by an infinitive with to. The ordinary need is used with do and does.

2. If you have already applied, you needn’t …………………… again.

Correct! Wrong!

When need is an auxiliary verb, we make questions and negatives without do. Auxiliary need is followed by an infinitive without to.

3. I wanted to shout but I dared not …………………. my mouth.

Correct! Wrong!

When dare is an auxiliary verb, it is followed by an infinitive without to.

4. I didn’t dare …………………..

Correct! Wrong!

When dare is an ordinary verb, it is followed by an infinitive with to.

5. Those who have taken the vaccine needn’t ……………….. a booster dose.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Do I need ……………………?

Correct! Wrong!

When need is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do and does. Ordinary need is followed by an infinitive with to.

7. You needn’t ……………….. told her.

Correct! Wrong!

When need is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do and does. Ordinary need is followed by an infinitive with to.

8. You don’t need ………………… her. She already knows.

Correct! Wrong!

When need is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do and does. Ordinary need is followed by an infinitive with to.

9. Do you dare ……………………. him the truth?

Correct! Wrong!

10. You need …………………… your own device.

Correct! Wrong!

When need is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do and does. Ordinary need is followed by an infinitive with to.

11. I didn’t dare ………………. him.

Correct! Wrong!

12. Do I need …………………. for this application form?

Correct! Wrong!

When need is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do and does. Ordinary need is followed by an infinitive with to.

Answers

1. You don’t need to wait for me.
2. If you have already applied, you needn’t apply again.
3. I wanted to shout but I dared not open my mouth.
4. I didn’t dare to laugh.
5. Those who have taken the vaccine needn’t get a booster dose.
6. Do I need to wait?
7. You needn’t have told her.
8. You don’t need to tell her. She already knows.
9. Do you dare to tell him the truth?
10. You need to bring your own device.
11. I didn’t dare to question him.
12. Do I need to pay for this application form?

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