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Advanced Impersonal Constructions — Costruzioni Impersonali Avanzate·Bisogna / Occorre / Serve / Ci vuole
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Italian has several impersonal expressions of necessity/need: bisogna + inf (it is necessary), occorre + inf (formal, it is required), serve / servono + noun (it takes/one needs), ci vuole / ci vogliono + noun (it takes — time, effort, quantity). Bisogna and occorre are always singular. Serve/servono and ci vuole/ci vogliono agree with the noun that follows.

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Which sentence correctly expresses 'You need a passport to travel abroad'?

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