Whatever money....

[Nathan Mckane]

Hello dear teachers!

Whatever money his father gave, he finished it within a week.

I think in the sentence above there are two mistakes:

1. whatever should be replaced with howevermuch

2. In the sentnece above ''give'' is a transitive verb and cannot be used without an object.

Am I right?

Thanks very much indeed.

 

[e2e4]

/A learner/

Hello dear teachers!

Whatever money his father gave, he finished it within a week.

I think in the sentence above there are two mistakes:

1. whatever should be replaced with howevermuch

2. In the sentnece above ''give'' is a transitive verb and cannot be used without an object.

Am I right?

Thanks very much indeed.

Whatever is correct for whatever is equal to however much.

However much and not howevermuch.

I also think must be gave to him there and not gave only, in academic English, but in informal, well, there's no need for.

Let us wait for a teacher.

 

[Nathan Mckane]

Really? Whatever and However much can be used interchangeably?
Could somebody confirm that?
Thanks a million.

 

[e2e4]

/A learner/

Really? Whatever and However much can be used interchangeably?
Could somebody confirm that?
Thanks a million.

Whatever is correct here for whatever here (is equal to) means the same as the however much.

In addition the word whatever is used with a lot of different meanings (I think that that puzlles you) such as

Whatever made you ask the confirmation!?:shock: (To emphasise my surprise)
Believe me whatever you think about this matter this time. (It is not important what you think about this)
Actually, do whatever you want to.:turn-l:
But agree with me. will you? Whatever! (Whatever here means, No way I agree with you! Whatsoever!)
etc.

This is how I got it from my dictionary. I might haven't understood. Anyway your question forced me to recall the usage of the word whatever. Thank you!

 

[Raymott]

Hello dear teachers!

Whatever money his father gave, he finished it within a week.

I think in the sentence above there are two mistakes:

1. whatever should be replaced with howevermuch
"Whatever" or "However much" are acceptable here.


2. In the sentnece above ''give'' is a transitive verb and cannot be used without an object.

Am I right?
Yes, but it has an object, "money". "His father gave money".
It would sound much better if it also had an indirect object, "Whatever money his father gave [to] him, ...." But, as a rule, a transitive verb doesn't require an indirect object.
"spent" would be better than "finished".
Thanks very much indeed.

R.