[Grammar] All I need is that you be / All I need is for you to be

[hisuio]

Hello everybody,

I'd like to know the difference between using "that you + verb" and using "for you to + verb" after "(all I) need", "love", "like", etc.

Some examples:

I'd love that you come. / I'd love for you to come.
I like that you are such a gentleman. / I like for you to be such a gentleman.
All I need is that you fix my car. / All I need is for you to fix my car.
It's important that you be strong. / It's important for you to be strong.

Would you say either of the structures is wrong?

Thank you very much.

 

[Johnyxxx]

Not a Teacher.

1.) I´d like you to come.
2.) I am glad that you are such a gentleman. Though I think nobody is going to bite your head off for using I like that you are such a gentleman.
3.) Fix my car. That´s all I need.
4.) It´s important for you to be strong. The sentence You must be strong sounds better)

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello everybody,

I'd like to know the difference between using "that you + verb" and using "for you to + verb" after "(all I) need", "love", "like", etc.

Some examples:

I'd love that you come. Not natural. / I'd love for you to come. OK.
I like that you are such a gentleman. OK. / I like for you to be such a gentleman. Not natural.
All I need is that you fix my car. / All I need is for you to fix my car. Both OK.
It's important that you be strong. / It's important for you to be strong. Both OK.

Would you say either of the structures is wrong?

Thank you very much.

Bhai.