There's no need to be afraid

  1. There’s no need to be afraid.
  2. There’s no need to be afraid of.

Question: May I know which one is correct?

Thank you!!!

Number 1 is correct.

If you wanted to use number 2, you would have to complete the sentence.
For example: There’s no need to be afraid of spiders.
Or you could say: There’s nothing to be afraid of.

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Also, " May I know which one is correct? " is kind of unidiomatic - meaning it sounds wrong to me as a native English speaker but I find it difficult to say exactly why it sounds wrong :slight_smile:

If you were being extra polite, you could say “May I ask which one is correct?” - but that’s a construction which you’d normally only use if you were talking about something which you know is a sensitive issue for the person you’re talking to, which they might not be comfortable talking about.
Or you could say something like “Could someone tell me which one is correct”

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“May I ask…” sounds fine here to me (American). I think it doesn’t necessarily imply a sensitive subject, but can mean “may I impose (on your precious time) to ask”. It is very polite. I agree “May I know…” is not correct.

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Thank you for pointing it out. I really appreciated it. I’ve learned something today.