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Notanativespeaker1 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

The with the superlative

Why is there no "the" in the phrase:
"whatever works best for you"?
  

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Why is there no "the" in the phrase "whatever works best for you"? Because it's not necessary. Buy whichever one is cheapest.

— Canadian45

  • Why is there no "the" in the phrase "whatever works best for you"?
  • Because it's not necessary.
  • Buy whichever one is cheapest.
  • Do what is easiest.
  • The presence of "whatever", "whichever" and "what" eliminates the need for "the".
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Why is there no "the" in the phrase "whatever works best for you"? Because it's not necessary.
Buy whichever one is cheapest.
Do what is easiest.

The presence of "whatever", "whichever" and "what" eliminates the need for "th
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