need - must with short answers...

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aysaa

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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......
 

5jj

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-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.
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