Results 1 to 2 of 2
Like Tree2Likes
  • 2 Post By 5jj

Thread: need - must with short answers...

  1. 30-Dec-2011, 17:14 #1
    aysaa
    aysaa is offline Senior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Turkish
      • Home Country:
      • Turkey
      • Current Location:
      • Turkey
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Posts
    521

    Default need - must with short answers...

    Hello,

    -Must I go to school today?
    No, you needn't.

    -Need I go to school today?
    Yes, you must.

    We can answer the questions like them ,but I want to ask whether we can answer in the way I wrote below or not.

    -Must I go to school today?
    No, you musn't

    -Need I go to school today?
    Yes, you need.

    Thanks......
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 30-Dec-2011, 17:24 #2
    5jj's Avatar
    5jj
    5jj is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • Czech Republic
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Posts
    24,003

    Default Re: need - must with short answers...

    Quote Originally Posted by aysaa View Post
    -Must I go to school today?...No, you musn't...Possible, but only with the unlikely sense of "No, you are not permitted to go".

    -Need I go to school today?...Yes, you need....No.
    5
    aysaa and bhaisahab like this.
    Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
    Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
    If you just want to know the meaning of a word, try OneLook Dictionary Search first.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. short answers
    By snoopya1984 in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 09-Dec-2011, 11:00
  2. [Grammar] short form answers to 'didi there use to be...'
    By Heidi in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 16-Mar-2011, 07:35
  3. [Grammar] Short answers to 'have' and 'have got' questions
    By Filip in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 22-Jun-2009, 20:08
  4. Short answers.
    By Unregistered in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 10-Apr-2007, 14:47
  5. Short answers.
    By Unregistered in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 10-Apr-2007, 06:48

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Hotchalk

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.1