"This needs reviewed." vs "This needs to be reviewed."?

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As in the title: "This needs reviewed." vs "This needs to be reviewed."

Are either of these grammatically incorrect ? And/or is one preferable to the other ? I'm not quite sure what area this falls under, so I'm having a hard time finding the correct references elsewhere. Sources preferred if possible please.

Thank you

@Laurel Wow. Yea - it does and more. I also grew up in the same region as the poster (Central-ish PA) and so maybe that explains some of my habits/confusion. Thank you ! Marking as the answer. — K13, Aug 05 '20 at 19:54

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 05 '20 at 19:22

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"This needs reviewed" is incorrect. You would have to make it present tense. Therefore, "This needs to be reviewed" is correct.

answered Aug 05 '20 at 19:22

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 05 '20 at 19:26

This needs reviewed is incorrect and this needs to be reviewed is correct. What you could do to make the first one correct is drop the ending: this needs review. This practically means the same thing as the second statement, except the second phrase sounds more formal.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 05 '20 at 19:33

"This needs to be reviewed" is correct.

"This needs reviewed" is not correct, there is no verb linking "needs" and "reviewed" together.

However, you could say "this needs review", where you use "review" as a noun instead of a verb. This would be equivalent to saying, "this tea needs sugar."

"This needs reviewed." vs "This needs to be reviewed."?

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