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No matter…
No matter often introduces clauses that express frustration or
encouragement. It is commonly combined with question words or
the intensifier how + an adjective or adverb.

• No matter how carefully I eat, my cholesterol won’t come down.

• No matter who makes the coffee, it’s always too strong. What do most of the
examples express?
• No matter who(m) they asked, the answer was always the same.
a. encouragement
• I can’t seem to get it right, no matter what I do! b. frustration
• No matter when we call, it’s always the wrong time.
What does the last example
• No matter where she looked, she couldn’t find what she needed. sentence express?

• You have to keep trying, no matter how tired you are. a. encouragement
b. frustration

Complete each statement, using your own ideas.

1. No matter what time we call, ___________________________ .

where I am
2. No matter ___________________________ , I get lost. where I want to go

how hard we try to change it.

3. The answer is always the same, no matter ___________________________
how much I diet.
4. I just can’t lose weight, no matter ___________________________ .
I never get scolded
5. No matter how late I get home, ___________________________ .
how hard they looked for
6. They couldn’t find a car they could afford, no matter ___________________________.
how many times I try.
7. I just can’t cook, no matter ___________________________ .
She preferred to go to the party
8. ___________________________ , no matter how tired she was.
how they prepare it
9. No matter ___________________________, I hate chocolate.
we must see everything in a positive way.
10. No matter how hard life is, ___________________________.

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Conversation Activator:
Speaking Booster

Take a minute to review the

Conversation Spotlight.
Then, role-play a conversation
where you express
frustration, empathy, or
encouragement. Use one of
the problems from your
notepad.

Intensifiers SO/SUCH adverbs Badly, stormy, quickly…

adjectives Bad, awful, happy…

So
quantifiers + nouns
Many
Countable Few
Much
Uncountable Little

Such adjectives + nouns

Awful butterflies
An awful situation
Be careful! Always use a or an with a
singular count noun following such.

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