Could I use about in the following sentence?
I had to fill the gap in the following paragraph:
No matter ______ your age and stage of life, there are of plenty of ways to take exercise.
The correct answer is what, but I don't sounds well. Is there another possibility which could be correct? Could I use the word about to fill the gap?
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"No matter" is supposed to be followed by such words as "what", "where", "who", "when", "how", etc, and makes a meaning of "whatever", "wherever", "whoever", "whenever", "however", etc. If you fill the gap with "about", it goes against the grammar rule. By the way, this sentence can also be "No matter _what_____ your age and stage of life 【is】, there are of plenty of ways to exercise.". That word is omitted.
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No. About would be incorrect. The best work to fill in here would be "what"
No matter _what_____ your age and stage of life, there are of plenty of ways to exercise.
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No matter _WHAT_ your age and stage of life, there are of plenty of ways to take exercise.
NOTE: there is one "of" too much, so:
No matter WHAT your age and stage of life, there are plenty of ways to take exercise.
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I agree with Sarina
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