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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
About the word "whatever"
In sentence: Whatever your reason, please do not drink and drive, should there be a "is" after the word "reason'? Why this omission is allowed in this sentence? The word "whatever" here is a adjective.
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No 'is' is needed. In fact, if you simply inserted 'is', the sentence would be unreasonable, eliciting your reason NOT to drink and drive. The main clause is imperative, and the fronted verbless clause is shortened from something like this: Whatever your reason [for drinking and driving might be], please don't drink and drive.
- No 'is' is needed.
- In fact, if you simply inserted 'is', the sentence would be unreasonable, eliciting your reason NOT to drink and drive.
- The main clause is imperative, and the fronted verbless clause is shortened from something like this: Whatever your reason [for drinking and driving might be], please don't drink and drive.
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No 'is' is needed. In fact, if you simply inserted 'is', the sentence would be unreasonable, eliciting your reason NOT to drink and drive. The main clause is imperative, and the fronted verbless clause is shortened from something like this:
Whatever your reason [for drinking and driving might be], please don't drink and drive.
Whatever your reason [for drinking and driving might be], please don't drink and drive.
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