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Matter Hard Succeeds Passing How/Who/Whether Subject Verb Grateful

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Keyword matter
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence No matter he tries hard, he never succeeds in passing.
Correct Sentence No matter how hard he tries, he never succeeds in passing.
Cloze Error Sentence No matter [[he tries hard]], he never succeeds in passing.
Cloze Sentence No matter [[how hard he tries]], he never succeeds in passing.
Cloze Answer how hard he tries
Choices how hard he tries | he tries hard
Explanation

no matter how/who/whether etc + subject + verb: 'No matter how much you help him, he never seems grateful.' 'No matter how late you set off, the roads are always busy.' 'No matter who you ask, they all say the same thing.'

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