[Grammar] He needs/need not go there.

[wotcha]

1, He needs not go there.

2. He need not go there.


Which is grammatical?

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

Which do you think is correct?

 

[wotcha]

Which do you think is correct?

I think 2 is grammatical because need here is used as an auxiliary verb.

 

[5jj]

I think 2 is grammatical because need here is used as a auxiliary verb.

More precisely, it functions as a modal (auxiliary) verb.

We can also use 'need' non-modally - He doesn't need to go there.