Ryan101
September 14, 2010, 4:47am
1
which one of the following sentence are correct and why ?
1-I’ll stand by you whatever [color=red]happens.
2-I’ll stand by you whatever [color=red]happen.
please correct my sentence becuse I’m always get confused between these 2 words.
best wishes for you .
Ryan.
Hmtony
September 14, 2010, 5:00am
2
Whatever should be followed by a singular verb.
BR written John Butler, the company’s director of regulatory affairs, said: We expect prices to fall whatever happens because of the intensity of the competition." BR written Now is the time to back your hunches; whatever happens, don't be afraid to take the occasional risk. BR written Whatever happens to the winner, the Polands have a half-brother by Royal Academy as ammunition for next year. BR written Whatever happens at this club, I certainly won't apologise for celebrating a goal, that's ridiculous." BR written But I'll just take whatever happens, whether it's playing as a wing-back or sitting on the bench, and I won't go crying about it. US written They perceive themselves as bystanders, affected by whatever happens," explains Pounian.
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Ryan101
September 14, 2010, 5:37am
3
thank you very much Hmtony for your explanation . now I know that the verb “happens” always comes after the pronoun “whatever” . in other words , we use “happen” or “happens” depending on the place of word in the sentence .
best wishes for you .
Ryan
Hmtony
September 14, 2010, 10:34am
4
Whatever is a singular pronoun. When it is used as the subject of a sentence the verb must agree with it (third person singular).