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Grapepark Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Whatever
I want to say "many times he shouted but the old man couldn't hear". Is the following sentence right?
Whatever he shouted the old man couldn't hear.
Whatever he shouted the old man couldn't hear.
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shininggirl Whatever he shouted the old man couldn't hear. The sentence is grammatically correct, but it doesn't convey the meaning that he shouted (something) many times . No matter how many times he shouted it, the old man couldn't hear it.
- shininggirl Whatever he shouted the old man couldn't hear.
- The sentence is grammatically correct, but it doesn't convey the meaning that he shouted (something) many times .
- No matter how many times he shouted it, the old man couldn't hear it.
- CJ
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shininggirlWhatever he shouted the old man couldn't hear.The sentence is grammatically correct, but it doesn't convey the meaning that he shouted (something) many times.
No matter how many times he shouted it, the old man couldn't hear it.
CJ
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You might also indicate that his shouting was very loud.
No matter how many times or however loudly he shouted, the old man couldn't hear. He was stone deaf.
No matter how many times or however loudly he shouted, the old man couldn't hear. He was stone deaf.
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When used with "shouted", "whatever" relates to content. Your sentence could be paraphrased as "No matter what things he shouted, the old man couldn't hear."
The idea you have in mind has to do with the number of times he shouted. In other words, how often.
"However often he shouted, the old man couldn't hear."
If you want to combine the ideas of "no matter how
The idea you have in mind has to do with the number of times he shouted. In other words, how often.
"However often he shouted, the old man couldn't hear."
If you want to combine the ideas of "no matter how
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