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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Whoever, whatever, and wherever
Hi. As to the syntactic (structural?) use of words like "whoever", "whatever" and "wherever", would you say we can pretty much think of them as "who", "what" and "where"?
Wherever he is, I need to know his whereabouts.
Where he is, I need to know his whereabouts.
I don't think what I said works nicely with the above examples. Do you have some tips?
Wherever he is, I need to know his whereabouts.
Where he is, I need to know his whereabouts.
I don't think what I said works nicely with the above examples. Do you have some tips?
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No, they do not work in the same semantic ways, but they are similarly relative pronouns. The '-ever' words are mostly restricted to the meaning that the main clause holds true for all general or inclusive conditions indicated in the subordinated '-ever' clause.
- No, they do not work in the same semantic ways, but they are similarly relative pronouns.
- The '-ever' words are mostly restricted to the meaning that the main clause holds true for all general or inclusive conditions indicated in the subordinated '-ever' clause.
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No, they do not work in the same semantic ways, but they are similarly relative pronouns. The '-ever' words are mostly restricted to the meaning that the main clause holds true for all general or inclusive conditions indicated in the subordinated '-ever' clause.
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No, they do not work in the same semantic ways, but they are similarly relative pronouns. The '-ever' words are mostly restricted to the meaning that the main clause holds true for all general or inclusive conditions indicated in the subordinated '-ever' clause.
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