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Need(Need的用法)
( 2009-10-30 )



      Need may be used in a special way in questions and negative sentences. Study how the the verb is used in the following sentences:
      (Need 在問題和否定式句子裏有個特別的用法,留意這個動詞在以下句子裏的語法。)
      Need he come?(他需要來嗎?)
      He needn't come. (他不需要求。)
      Note: need not is often shortened to needn't.
      (註:need not 通常寫成 needn't。)

      There are several things to learn from the above examples. First, need is followed by an infinitive without to, e.g. You needn't worry. Second, there is no s after need, even though the subject is in the third person singular, e.g. He need not stay. Third, need is normally used in this way in questions or negative sentences.
      (從以上例句可看到數點:第一,在 need 之後要用其原形詞式,例如 You needn't worry;第二,縱使主詞是第三身單數,need 之後也不需要加 s,例如 He need not stay;第三,need 此種用法通常在問句及否定式句子見到。)
      The sentences Need he come? and He needn't come can be re-written as follows:
      (Need he come? 及 He needn't come 此兩句也可以改寫如下:)
      Does he need to come?
      He doesn't need to come.

      The important thing is not to mix up these two ways of using need. (最重要是不要將 need 這兩種用法混淆。)
      Although need is a common word and looks easy to use, it is often misused. Can you correct the following sentence?
      (雖然 need 是個常見的字,而且用法看似簡單,其實它時常被誤用。你能否糾正以下詞誤?)
      It is no need for him to go.

      Answer:(答案:)
      There are three ways to correct the mistake:
      (改正這錯誤有三個方法:)
      There is no need for him to go.
      He doesn't need to go.
      He need not go.