Want/need + verb + -ing/ed |
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Votes: 396
Comments: 4
Added: April 2005
| Teia - 7th July 2007 20:21 |
| Hi The first sentence is incorrect. The second one is correct because it is logically formulated : Maybe they don`t know the difference and [they]need it [be] explained, i.e. They need that the difference be/should be explained to them. Regards |
| Brit - 8th July 2007 15:12 |
| The first sentence is perfectly correct in British English. |
| Thi Nguyen - 23rd April 2009 14:59 |
| Good choice |
| Stuee - 9th September 2009 14:26 |
| Indeed, the first sentence is correct as it stands. The second is incorrect. Teia, you can't just go adding words to make your favourite sentence correct. Yes, the second sentence would be better if it had 'to be' inserted: 'Maybe they don't know the difference and need it to be explained', but this isn't a game of 'see how you can improve the sentence', it's a straight choice between the given options. |
