8 I must reject this plan.
· I have no option other than rejecting this plan.
· I have no intention of accepting this plan.
· I have no choice / alternative but to reject this plan.
9 I don’t think she’ll pass the test.
· She can’t possibly pass the test.
· She’s unlikely to pass the test.
· She’s bound to fail the test.
10 It wasn’t necessary for you to buy so many roses, which you did.
You should not have bought so many roses /needn’t have bought so ….. They must have cost a fortune / the earth.
11 Was it necessary for her to behave like this?
Did she have to / need to behave like this?
12 It wasn’t necessary for me to walk to work as she gave me a lift.
I didn’t have / need to walk to work …
13 There’s no need to correct the tests today. They can wait a bit.