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Believer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
whoever and whatever
0 Hi, 02 br
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00 I sometimes get confused whether I have to put the word 'that' after the words 'whoever' or 'whatever' to form a correct sentence. 02 br
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00 Whoever comes in first gets to eat cake first. 02 br
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00 Can it be this? 02 br
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00 Whoever that comes in first gets to eat cake first. 0-
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00 I sometimes get confused whether I have to put the word 'that' after the words 'whoever' or 'whatever' to form a correct sentence. 02 br
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00 Whoever comes in first gets to eat cake first. 02 br
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00 Can it be this? 02 br
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00 Whoever that comes in first gets to eat cake first. 0-
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0 Hi B 02 br 00 You can't have 01 i 00 that 02 i 00 after an 01 i 00 ever 02 i 00 word: 02 br 01 i 00 Whatever happens, don't forget I love you. 02 i 02 br 00 CB 010id 1
- 0 Hi B 02 br 00 You can't have 01 i 00 that 02 i 00 after an 01 i 00 ever 02 i 00 word: 02 br 01 i 00 Whatever happens, don't forget I love you.
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0 Hi B 02 br
00 You can't have 01 i 00 that 02 i 00 after an 01 i 00 ever 02 i 00 word: 02 br
01 i 00 Whatever happens, don't forget I love you. 05 0 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 Wherever you go, don't forget me. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 Whichever book you choose, remember to read it too. 02 i 02 br
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00 You can't have 01 i 00 that 02 i 00 after an 01 i 00 ever 02 i 00 word: 02 br
01 i 00 Whatever happens, don't forget I love you. 05 0 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 Wherever you go, don't forget me. 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 Whichever book you choose, remember to read it too. 02 i 02 br
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0 Do you mean like, "Whoever that it was that wrote this should be ashamed."? 0-
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0 Thank you, Avangi. 02 br
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00 See, right now, the subect matter is confusing me. As to CB saying (I think this is what he said) that with "-ever" words, a person can not use the word "that," I think you can use "that" with words like "whosoever" or "whatsoever" though. 02 br
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00 Sorry for a very late reply. 02 br
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00 eg, 02 br
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00 See, right now, the subect matter is confusing me. As to CB saying (I think this is what he said) that with "-ever" words, a person can not use the word "that," I think you can use "that" with words like "whosoever" or "whatsoever" though. 02 br
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00 Sorry for a very late reply. 02 br
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00 Hi Believer, I think CB is probably right. Most of the sentences on the thread thus far sound wrong to my ear. 02 br
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00 But I'm inclined to take issue with him on one of his examples. When the "ever" word is followed by a statement, that is to say, a 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 clause 02 u 00 , it sounds to me like "that" sh
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00 Hi Believer, I think CB is probably right. Most of the sentences on the thread thus far sound wrong to my ear. 02 br
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00 But I'm inclined to take issue with him on one of his examples. When the "ever" word is followed by a statement, that is to say, a 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 clause 02 u 00 , it sounds to me like "that" sh
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0 Believer, 02 br
00 I think you're getting confused because many of your readings are Biblical. 01 i 00 whosoever that 02 i 00 , and to a lesser extent, 01 i 00 whatsoever that 02 i 00 are limited to the old-style language of the Bible -- or to the versions of it which were written long ago. 02 br
01 i 00 Whosoever that shall believe shal
00 I think you're getting confused because many of your readings are Biblical. 01 i 00 whosoever that 02 i 00 , and to a lesser extent, 01 i 00 whatsoever that 02 i 00 are limited to the old-style language of the Bible -- or to the versions of it which were written long ago. 02 br
01 i 00 Whosoever that shall believe shal
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