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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"suit" vs "be suited for"

Hi, please help me.

1:You can choose whichever course suits your needs.

2:You can choose whichever course is suited for your needs.

Is there any difference in meaning between these sentences?
  

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We usually use the first of these, but both mean the same thing. CJ

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  • We usually use the first of these, but both mean the same thing.
  • CJ
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We usually use the first of these, but both mean the same thing.

CJ
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Thank you very much for the quick reply.
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tashiro1:You can choose whichever course [that] suits your needs.
Technicially, the sentence, as written" is considered incorrect without "that" to tie the " suits your needs" to the main clause.
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dimsumexpressTechnicially, the sentence, as written" is considered incorrect without "that" to tie the " suits your needs" to the main clause.
Not by me.
Perhaps I don't understand what you mean by "technically."

It seems to be accepted by grammarians.

I'd agree we need the "that" in "You can choose the course that suits your n
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AvangiNot by me.
Perhaps I don't understand what you mean by "technically."
AvangiConsider this pattern:

You may choose whatever method [that] may work for you.

You may choose whatever method may work for you.
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Hi, Dimsum.

If I may respectfully disagree, I think the subordinate clause is imbedded, or something like that. Isn't the whole subordinate clause the direct object of the verb? You may choose X.

You may choose what you like. .

You may choose whomever you like. .

Would you say, "You may choose whomever that you like?" Isn't the
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If I am not mistaken, the particular sentence structure wasn't exactly the same as these ones you used as examples, which by the way I agree are correct.
AvangiYou may choose what you like. .
You may choose whomever you like. .
You can choose whichever course suits your needs. If it's ok with y
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dimsumexpressYou can choose whichever course suits your needs. If it's ok with you, fine. I just wanted to point that out. Right or wrong, I think the guru will sort it out, perhaps.
I think CJ already weighed in on this one.
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