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Ksenia
Need + ing-form in AmE vs BrE My grammar book says that "need" + ing-form can be used in British English with a passive meaning. The car needs washing. = The car needs to be washed. My shoes need mending. = My shoes need to be mended. The bed needs making. (about the unmade bed) Does it mean that Americans use only "need" + passive infinitive (e.g. to be washed, to be made etc) in this type of sentences?
2018년 5월 31일 오전 11:05
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Americans also use "needs"+ ing. Also, there is one American dialect that used "needs" + ed. (for example, "The car needs washed." "My shoes need mended.") But it's not a common construction.
2018년 6월 1일
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We also use the -ing form. Either way is okay.
2018년 5월 31일
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