[Grammar] That's [superlavite form] ... I have ever [verb]

[Boris Tatarenko]

Hello.

For instance:

That's the most boring film what I've ever seen.
That's the most boring film that I've ever seen.
That's the most boring film which I've ever seen.

In my book Raymond Murphy omitted bold words, but I want to know which is right.

I've been saying for all my life "what". Is it correct?

Thanks in advance.

 

[engee30]

Hello.

For instance:

That's the most boring film what I've ever seen. :cross:
That's the most boring film that I've ever seen. :tick:
That's the most boring film which I've ever seen. :tick: less frequent

In my book Raymond Murphy omitted bold words, but I want to know which is right.

I've been saying for all my life "what". Is it correct?

Thanks in advance.

Pete

 

[Rover_KE]

'That's the most boring film I've ever seen' is the best and most natural version.

Of your alternatives I'd only accept 'that'.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

My life will never be the same. :-D
I've used a wrong past of speech for all my life.
What is "that" in my sentences? What kind of part of speech?
Thanks.

 

[sumonthelost]

"That" and "which" sound fine. We would not use "what" in a complex sentence if we have a noun or noun phrase(here it is a noun complement) before it.
PS: I am still a student... .

 

[Rover_KE]

What is "that" in my sentences? What kind of part of speech?

demonstrative pronoun

 

[MikeNewYork]

demonstrative pronoun

I would call it a relative pronoun. It introduces a relative clause.

 

[engee30]

I would call it a relative pronoun. It introduces a relative clause.

There's only one instance of that as relative pronoun, MikeNewYork. :-o The other three are demonstrative pronouns, as already established by Rover_KE. :-D

 

[MikeNewYork]

There's only one instance of that as relative pronoun, MikeNewYork. :-o The other three are demonstrative pronouns, as already established by Rover_KE. :-D

I thought that "that" was what he was referring to.

 

[engee30]

Well, that makes two of us - I also initially thought that that was the case. :lol: But I refrained myself from commenting on that, and took a second look to make sure I was right not to.

 

[5jj]

"That" and "which" sound fine.

'Which' does not sound very natural in that sentence to this native speaker.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Well, that makes two of us - I also initially thought that that was the case. :lol: But I refrained myself from commenting on that, and took a second look to make sure I was right not to.

At least in AmE, we don't use "refrain myself". We say "refrained from" or "restrained myself from".

 

[engee30]

At least in AmE, we don't use "refrain myself". We say "refrained from" or "restrained myself from".

Oh yes, I meant to put some more emphasis by the use of the reflexive pronoun, but that was not a good idea. :-(

 

[MikeNewYork]

Oh yes, I meant to put some more emphasis by the use of the reflexive pronoun, but that was not a good idea. :-(

Understandable. The words are very close in spelling and meaning.