angelene001
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- Polish
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So far I've found the following information:
regular verb: I need to say sth
* modal verb: I need say sth ---> wrong; we can't use "need" as a modal verb in affirmative
regular verb: I don't need to say anything
modal: I needn't say anything
regular: Do I need to say anything?
modal: Need I say anything? -- > seldom used but correct
* But today I've found out that we can say "I need hardly do sth", e.g. "I need hardly remind you of ...".
Can we use "need" as a modal verb in affirmative sentences in general? Or is "I need hardly do" an exception?
regular verb: I need to say sth
* modal verb: I need say sth ---> wrong; we can't use "need" as a modal verb in affirmative
regular verb: I don't need to say anything
modal: I needn't say anything
regular: Do I need to say anything?
modal: Need I say anything? -- > seldom used but correct
* But today I've found out that we can say "I need hardly do sth", e.g. "I need hardly remind you of ...".
Can we use "need" as a modal verb in affirmative sentences in general? Or is "I need hardly do" an exception?