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Vanessa García
This house needs painting / This house needs to be painted
Hi,
Are both phrases correct? In this case what is the difference between them?
Many thanks,
:)
2014년 8월 7일 오후 2:05
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Both are OK but "this house needs painting" is more idiomatic/colloquial; you might not say that in a formal letter, for example. "This house needs to be painted" is more generally correct.
2014년 8월 7일
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They both look fine to me.
I recall Grammar Girl did a post on the colloquial grammar pattern which gives us "This house needs painted". It's worth looking up.
2014년 8월 7일
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Both phrases are correct. Just two ways of saying the same thing.
2014년 8월 7일
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