WAEC - English Language (2012 - No. 64)
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
The workers could not move the heavy stone..............they tried
how much
as much
no matter that
however hard
توضيح
This way "however" modifies "heavy", while "hard" means "the energy used" (which is stone, in this context.) "however much" is adjectival
The workers could not move the heavy stone however hard they tried