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Andrei Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Whatsoever.
1.I apologise for the mistake I made when painting the house.
2. I do apologise for the mistake I made when painting the house.
3. I do not apologise for the mistake I made when painting the house.
4. I do not apologise for the mistake I made when painting the house whatsoever.
I know my first three sentences will pass the test. How about the fourth sentence?
We tend to use the word whatsoever in a negative statement to emphasize the point.
In the second sentence we emphasize the point. So does the third sentence. In the first sentence we don't emphasize the point. When you insert the word 'do' the emphasis surfaces.
If someone asked the difference between the first sentence and the second sentence, it is the emphasis.
In the fourth sentence the words 'do not apologise' and 'whatsoever' belong to tautology. I may be wrong. Please comment.
Look at the following examples:
I respect to his authority. This is not a negative statement. So I can't use the word 'whatsoever'
I have no respect his authority whatsoever. This is a negative statement. So the use of the word 'whatsoevevr' to emphasize the point is fine.
What I am saying is the word 'whatsoever' goes with a negative statmement to emphasize your point. I may be wrong.
2. I do apologise for the mistake I made when painting the house.
3. I do not apologise for the mistake I made when painting the house.
4. I do not apologise for the mistake I made when painting the house whatsoever.
I know my first three sentences will pass the test. How about the fourth sentence?
We tend to use the word whatsoever in a negative statement to emphasize the point.
In the second sentence we emphasize the point. So does the third sentence. In the first sentence we don't emphasize the point. When you insert the word 'do' the emphasis surfaces.
If someone asked the difference between the first sentence and the second sentence, it is the emphasis.
In the fourth sentence the words 'do not apologise' and 'whatsoever' belong to tautology. I may be wrong. Please comment.
Look at the following examples:
I respect to his authority. This is not a negative statement. So I can't use the word 'whatsoever'
I have no respect his authority whatsoever. This is a negative statement. So the use of the word 'whatsoevevr' to emphasize the point is fine.
What I am saying is the word 'whatsoever' goes with a negative statmement to emphasize your point. I may be wrong.
Top answer
(1) is the unmarked affirmative form (unemphasized statement). (2) is a marked affirmative form (emphasized statement). (3) is an unmarked negative form (it is not an emphasized statement, beyond the fact that all negatives assume a certain amount of stress by virtue of their negativity).
- (1) is the unmarked affirmative form (unemphasized statement).
- (2) is a marked affirmative form (emphasized statement).
- (3) is an unmarked negative form (it is not an emphasized statement, beyond the fact that all negatives assume a certain amount of stress by virtue of their negativity).
- (4) is wrong because of the'whatsoever'.
- 'Whatsoever' is an adjective or pronoun, Andrei, not an adverb-- that's why it does not work in (4)-- because it is trying to modify 'apologize'.
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(1) is the unmarked affirmative form (unemphasized statement).
(2) is a marked affirmative form (emphasized statement).
(3) is an unmarked negative form (it is not an emphasized statement, beyond the fact that all negatives assume a certain amount of stress by virtue of their negativity).
(4) is wrong because of the'whatsoever'.
'Whatsoever' is an adjective or pronoun, And
(2) is a marked affirmative form (emphasized statement).
(3) is an unmarked negative form (it is not an emphasized statement, beyond the fact that all negatives assume a certain amount of stress by virtue of their negativity).
(4) is wrong because of the'whatsoever'.
'Whatsoever' is an adjective or pronoun, And
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