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Dare Verbs Dare is both a main verb and a semi-modal verb.Dare can mean ‘challenge somebody’. With this meaning, it is a main verb and requires an object. Any verb that follows it is in the to-infinitive:Go on, I dare you.Some snakes can bite but I dare you to hold this big snake.Dare also means ‘to be brave enough or rude enough to do something’. With this meaning, it can be used as an ordinary main verb which can be followed by a to-infinitive or an infinitive without to. Less commonly, it can be used as a semi-modal verb followed by an infinitive without to. Affirmative statementIf Sally dares (to) go there again, she’ll be in big trouble! (ordinary verb) Negative statementHe doesn’t dare (to) go there. (ordinary verb)No one dares (to) go there. (ordinary verb)No one dare go there. (semi-modal verb) Affirmative questionDoes anyone dare (to) go there? (ordinary verb)Dare anyone go there? (semi-modal verb) Negative questionDoesn’t he dare (to) go there? (ordinary verb)Daren’t he go there? (semi-modal verb)  Typical errorWe don’t use infinitive with to after semi-modal dare in the expression How dare you:How dare you suggest she was lazy!Not: How dare you to suggest…See also:  Modality: introductionhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/modality-introduction  Needhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/need  Ought tohttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/ought-to  Used tohttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/used-to

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Topic	Dare
Source	https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/dare
Section	Verbs
SubSection	modals and modality
Content	Dare is both a main verb and a semi-modal verb. Dare can mean ‘challenge somebody’. With this meaning, it is a main verb and requires an object. Any verb that follows it is in the to-infinitive: Go on, I dare* you.* Some snakes can bite but I dare* you to hold this big snake.* Dare also means ‘to be brave enough or rude enough to do something’. With this meaning, it can be used as an ordinary main verb which can be followed by a to-infinitive or an infinitive without to. Less commonly, it can be used as a semi-modal verb followed by an infinitive without to. Affirmative statement If Sally dares (to)* go there again, she’ll be in big trouble!* (ordinary verb) Negative statement He doesn’t dare (to)* go there.* (ordinary verb) No one dares (to)* go there.* (ordinary verb) No one dare* go there.* (semi-modal verb) Affirmative question Does anyone dare (to)* go there?* (ordinary verb) Dare anyone go there? (semi-modal verb) Negative question Doesn’t he dare (to)* go there?* (ordinary verb) Daren’t he go there? (semi-modal verb) Typical error We don’t use infinitive with to after semi-modal dare in the expression How dare you: How dare* you suggest she was lazy!* Not: ~~How dare you to suggest~~… See also: Modality: introduction https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/modality-introduction Need https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/need Ought to https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/ought-to Used to https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/used-to

Dare Verb Ordinary Main Semi Modal Infinitive Meaning I

Affirmative statement

Negative statement

Affirmative question

Negative question

Typical error