Some issues matter come what may
But some issues matter come what may, with living standards top of the list.
Is "matter" intransitive and "come what may" a finite inverted clause doing the job of an adverbial in the sentence above?
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Anonymous Is "matter" intransitive Yes. Anonymous "come what may" a finite inverted clause doing the job of an adverbial Yes, or it may just be considered a set interjectory phrase, here adverbial.
- Anonymous Is "matter" intransitive Yes.
- Anonymous "come what may" a finite inverted clause doing the job of an adverbial Yes, or it may just be considered a set interjectory phrase, here adverbial.
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AnonymousIs "matter" intransitive
Yes.
Anonymous"come what may" a finite inverted clause doing the job of an adverbial
Yes, or it may just be considered a set interjectory phrase, here adverbial.
0AnonymousBut some issues matter come what may, with living standards top of the list.
Is "matter" intransitive and "come what may" a finite inverted clause doing the job of an adverbial in the sentence above?
It's an interesting construction since the idiomatic relic "come what may" is actually a relative construction with a fused relati
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