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Re: if need be
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"Dixon, Jack" <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:29:56 -0500
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It's a use of the subjunctive.

From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Saral
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:33 AM
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Subject: if need be

I just wrote a sentence to a parent whose child may not be able to come to our tutoring appointment:  "We'll find another time if need be."
What is this construction?

Jane Saral
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