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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

no matter

HI teachers,

Can I say like this?:

You can participate in this activity no matter how old you are
You can participate in this activity no matter how old
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance is .
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance .
No matter what your age is, you can lose weight by following this program.
No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program.

Thank you in advance
  

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You can participate in this activity no matter how old you are -- OK You can participate in this activity no matter how old -- No good; the activities may be old. -- No good; the chance of giving up? -- No good; the chance of giving up or what?

— Mister Micawber

  • You can participate in this activity no matter how old you are -- OK You can participate in this activity no matter how old -- No good; the activities may be old.
  • -- No good; the chance of giving up?
  • -- No good; the chance of giving up or what?
  • -- OK
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You can participate in this activity no matter how old you are -- OK
You can participate in this activity no matter how old -- No good; the activities may be old.
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance is.-- No good; the chance of giving up?
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance .-- No good; the chance of giving up or w
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Thank you Mister Micawber ,
But " His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance" is written in a US journal
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If so, then present the context with your submission. No doubt the context makes it clear, but you have posted merely an isolated sentence which leaves the 'chance of what?' ambiguous.
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