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Aug 14, 2016 · Fresno CA. English (US - northeast) Aug 14, 2016. #3. In the US we would say: I'll do whatever is necessary. I'll do what is necessary. I'll do whatever is needed. Sometimes you hear "needful" but it is very old-fashioned.
Dec 18, 2013 · British English. Dec 18, 2013. #3. Although not totally correct, a simple guide for modern everyday usage is: --- necessary to + verb. eg It's necessary to put petrol/gas in the car. --- necessary for + gerund. eg A brush is necessary for painting. --- necessary for + noun (or noun phrase). eg A government pursues the policies necessary for its ...
Apr 13, 2019 · Apr 13, 2019. #3. 'It is necessary that ...' is not commonly used in everyday English. It's an awkward very formal sounding construction. We would usually say 'he needs to eat ...' or 'he should eat ...'. Generally speaking, in British English this so called 'subjunctive'/ past form use in a couple of contexts is not favoured although it is ...
Dec 9, 2008 · Unless necessary, don't tell him about that. I tried paraphrasing this sentence in three ways as follows: 1. Unless it is necessary, don't tell him about that. 2. Unless you find it necessary, don't tell him about that. 3. Unless you think that it is necessary, don't tell him about that.
Dec 28, 2008 · Jan 1, 2009. #4. "It's necessary that I be there on time" is correct but sounds wordy, considering the much more concise "I have to be there on time" exists. No native speaker would say the former sentence seriously. "It's necessary that I'll be there on time" sounds wrong to my ears, but maybe not to other anglophones, since these days people ...
Jun 23, 2008 · Jun 23, 2008. #2. Volver, the only way to make this word a noun (which is the way that you are using it) is to say "necessaries" ie: "I will do the necessaries". Having said this, I will tell you that this use of "necessary" is very rarely heard. Idiomatically, you would usually hear "I will do everything necessary" or "I will attend to the ...
Feb 5, 2009 · Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage confirms the impression: " ... necessary is most often used with to. .... Less often, necessary is used with for." . In some of the examples they give, it seems to me that to and for are not interchangeable. However, I think only to (meaning "in regards to, in relation to") will work here:
In absolute terms, the difference between "needed" and "necessary" is that "needed" is the intransitive form of the verb "to need". It is used in sentences where the source of need is unspecified since it is intransitive, in other words, "needed (by someone or by something)". "Necessary" is an adjective, so there is no nuance of someone/or ...
Sep 12, 2015 · Sep 12, 2015. #7. the wired logics said: In my opinion, you can use both structures: 1. It is necessary THAT SOMEONE DO SOMETHING. In this case, you put the verb in the SUBJUNCTIVE mood (buy using "DO" and not, for example, "DOES"). Some say the subjunctive mood is on its way out. I believe it is also correct to say:
Sep 15, 2019 · British English. Sep 15, 2019. #3. I would say that "is" is not needed before an adjective. However, it would be needed before a past participle, such as "more than is required". Since it would be possible to mix participles and adjectives in a sentence like (1a), ("...more than is necessary or required", for example), the writer may ...
