0
C2ran Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Whichever, whatever
< He told us to contact the travel agent and book whichever flight ticket was cheapest. >
From the underlined part,
1) First of all, Is the sentence grammartical? Shouldn't the part be
'whichever flight ticket that was the cheapest' ?
2) Can I say, 'whichever flight ticket it is that was the cheapest' ?
3) Does 'whatever' make sense, being used instead of 'whichever' here?
Thanks.
From the underlined part,
1) First of all, Is the sentence grammartical? Shouldn't the part be
'whichever flight ticket that was the cheapest' ?
2) Can I say, 'whichever flight ticket it is that was the cheapest' ?
3) Does 'whatever' make sense, being used instead of 'whichever' here?
Thanks.
Top answer
He told us to contact the travel agent and book whichever flight ticket was cheapest. 1) First of all, Is the sentence grammatical ? -- Yes.
- He told us to contact the travel agent and book whichever flight ticket was cheapest.
- 1) First of all, Is the sentence grammatical ?
- -- Yes.
- -- No.
- 'Whichever' = 'which' and 'which' = 'that'.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
He told us to contact the travel agent and book whichever flight ticket was cheapest.
1) First of all, Is the sentence grammatical? -- Yes.
Shouldn't the part be 'whichever flight ticket that was the cheapest' ?-- No. 'Whichever' = 'which' and 'which' = 'that'. So your options are:
...book whichever flight ticket was cheapest.
...book t
1) First of all, Is the sentence grammatical? -- Yes.
Shouldn't the part be 'whichever flight ticket that was the cheapest' ?-- No. 'Whichever' = 'which' and 'which' = 'that'. So your options are:
...book whichever flight ticket was cheapest.
...book t
00
Related Questions