Learning objectives
- Recognise the form and meaning of need and needn't.
- Use need and needn't in controlled A1 sentences.
- Identify and correct common beginner errors.
- Apply the concept in a short personal or everyday context.
Need and needn't
Express necessity and absence of necessity.
Grammar rules
- Use need to plus the base form for necessity.
- Use needn't plus the base form when something is not necessary.
Examples
- You need to finish by five.
- We need to leave now.
- You needn't hurry.
- She needn't bring food.
Common mistakes
- Using a form that does not agree with the subject or noun.
- Using the correct words in the wrong order.
- Adding or omitting a required auxiliary, article or preposition.
- Choosing a form that changes the intended meaning.
Revision notes
Review the rule, say the examples aloud, write two new examples and retake the concept test until you achieve at least 80%.
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