Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
A. Fried tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded
B. Fried tried hard to start the car, and with success
C. However hard he tried, Fried couldn’t start the car
D. It’s hard for Fried to start the car because he never succeeded
Đáp án C.
No matter how + adv + mệnh đề được viết lại bằng However + adv + mệnh đề.
Cấu trúc này tương đương với các cấu trúc although, in spite of, despite hay adj/ adv + as though/ as if + S V, + S + V: mặc dù ...nhưng