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Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentence below correct in terms of grammar (verbs, nouns and so on that are italic)? Adjective They say that Simon is the strongest man in the fitness club. He is the strongest man on earth That is the strongest building in the city Neither Joan nor Jamie...

Jackson6612 wrote:Need sometimes behaves like a modal, for example 'She need know', 'She needn't know', or, in more formal English, 'She need not know'. Examples: 1: You needn't worry 2: Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style... 3: Loneliness can be...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...