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Who does need/Who needs

 
 
Sir123
 
Reply Thu 29 Jun, 2017 06:33 pm
Hello, I always hear people saying "Who needs...?" and never "Who does need...?" So can you tell me the difference please? Because I thought that the second version is more correct
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Reply Thu 29 Jun, 2017 06:46 pm
@Sir123,
The first one is correct. The second is incorrect.

Consider the example; Who needs a new car?

This is a grammatically straightforward question. The subject is "who", the verb is "needs" and the object is "a new car". Adding the verb "does" in a normal question is simply wrong.

However there is a complication. (In English there is always a complication). To make this a negative question requires the helper verb "does". I think this might be the cause of your confusion.

This is also correct; "Who doesn't need a new car?".

For some strange reason in English, to make a question negative you need to add the "does" into the sentence ("doesn't" means "does not"). But this is only for negative questions.


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Reply Fri 30 Jun, 2017 10:41 am
You can use does to add emphasis in certain situations, e.g. Who does need a drink, and who doesn't? You might use this with any verb, in a situation where some doubt or confusion has arisen. Otherwise for a question like that we use who and the 3rd person singular. Who needs a drink? Who wants a sandwich? Who has a camera?


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Reply Fri 30 Jun, 2017 11:19 am
@centrox,
centrox wrote:
You can use does to add emphasis in certain situations, e.g. Who does need a drink, and who doesn't? You might use this with any verb, in a situation where some doubt or confusion has arisen.

When speaking you would emphasise the word 'does', and when printing you might use italics or bold - who does know where the hotel is?
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