myeung  +  634861 Thu, 08 Jan 09 01:37 PM some verbs can be followed by clause beginning with a wh-word. for example, that might explain why he is unhappy. But i saw some sentences which put a verb in the end. for example, you should buy it no matter what price is . I want to ask what is the different between these two sentences. thx a lot. myeung Joined on Sun, Dec 28 2008 USA New Member 20 Clauses, Writing, Sentences

	Cool Breeze  +  634871 Thu, 08 Jan 09 01:46 PM You are on the wrong track, myeung. There is no mysterious list of verbs that can be followed by question words such as why, where, when etc. It's just that no matter what the price is is a fixed phrase that just happens to begin with no instead of a question word and is needed at the beginning of the second clause in the sentence. I trust that you'll get a better grasp of these things as your knowledge of English increases. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,979 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Clauses, Writing, Sentences, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Avangi  +  634900 Thu, 08 Jan 09 02:22 PM myeung “ that might explain why he is unhappy.  you should buy it no matter what price is . ” They can all end with a verb.  The question is, do we wish to add something more after the verb. no matter where she goes / is no matter when she leaves / is no matter what she takes / is no matter why she quit / is no matter which she does / is In your first example, the being verb takes a complement.  If it's a transitive verb, it can take an object. no matter where life takes her. no matter which she finds convenient. no matter why she quit school. no matter when she leaves her husband. no matter what she tells her children.   - A. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,211 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Marriage, Relationships

	myeung  +  634916 Thu, 08 Jan 09 02:49 PM RE : COOL BREEZE  thank you for your help. i have to put a lot of effort into english. RE: Avangi thank you for you help.  Also the differents are whether we wish to add something more after the verb and it is a transitive verb or not. am i right here? thx myeung Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Avangi  +  634953 Thu, 08 Jan 09 03:28 PM Right.  Don't forget the idea of the being verb plus a complement:   (is happy) Avangi