No matter...//...-ever

This is Sandy's learning notes for my students. 

連接詞用法No matter wh-，用來引導副詞子句，

意思為「無論‧‧‧」。可代換成 wh- +ever。

                             no matter what…       無論什麼     =whatever

                             no matter how…        無論如何     =however

                             no matter who…        無論是誰     =whoever(whomever)

                             no matter when…      無論何時     =whenever

                             no matter where…     無論哪裡     =wherever

1.注意：
「no matter wh- S V, S V」：引導副詞子句。
「wh- +ever…」：引導副詞子句、名詞子句。

因此No matter what 可以換成 whatever。(副詞子句情況下)

但 whatever當名詞子句時則不可以變成no matter what。

名詞子句：當句子的主詞或受詞用。

副詞子句：作為修飾或者附屬條件(時地因果)

I don’t believe whatever you said. (名詞子句)

=I don’t believe no matter what you said. (錯誤)

You can’t trust Lisa no matter what she says.               (副詞子句)

= You can’t trust Lisa whatever she says.                       (可放句中)

= No matter what Lisa says, you can’t trust her.           (可放句首)

= Whatever Lisa says, you can’t trust her.

2.其後動詞可為 一般V或may be。

      而No matter how/ however後先接Adj./Adv.才接子句。

eg. No matter who comes/ may come, don’t open the door. =(Whoever)

eg. No matter how smart you are/ may be, it will be impossible to win the game. =(However)

Sandy's Note