Common mistakes: Necessity

:Check the correct statement(s)

.It was then that I felt the necessity to improve my English
.It was then that I felt the need to improve my English

Necessity

Noun

.BAD: It was then that I felt the necessity to improve my English
.GOOD: It was then that I felt the need to improve my English

:If something is a necessity , you must have it or do it, or it must happen

If you saw the terrible conditions in which these people are living, you would appreciate the necessity to step up foreign aid

.For anyone who runs a large business, a computer is an absolute necessity

Need has a similar meaning to necessity but it is also used in connection with something that you want to do/have/happen (although it is not essential)

.I began to feel the need for a change of life style

?Don’t you ever feel the need to do something more creative