Use of need and dare as marginal modal auxiliaries verbs?!
by ritesh mehta
(jharkhand)
is Any English Expert here??? If yes, kindly solve out my issue!! are the following sentences right???
1) i needed not play Or
2) i need not have played.
Are those have the same meaning as marginal auxiliary verbs???? if yes, can we also apply the same in "dare" as marginal auxiliary verb???? I mean, is it right to say the following:- I dared not go.
Or
I dare not have gone.
Kindly reply!! Plzz!! I will be highly grateful if U reply it!!!
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