No matter — does it require a linking verb?





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Though my question is related to this question, it is more direct.



Is the sentence (from a technical book):




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow.




grammatical?



It appears that adding a linking verb like is makes it grammatical:




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow is.




I want to know which is correct.










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    Both are fine..

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  • I'm sorry, this is something that I know intuitively, but I don't know how to justify it formally. If you really want an answer and you haven't gotten one within a few days, you could put a small bounty on the question.

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    May 13 at 3:02




















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Though my question is related to this question, it is more direct.



Is the sentence (from a technical book):




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow.




grammatical?



It appears that adding a linking verb like is makes it grammatical:




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow is.




I want to know which is correct.










share|improve this question


















  • 3





    Both are fine..

    – aparente001
    May 12 at 4:47











  • Could your comment be upgraded to an answer?

    – Kedar Mhaswade
    May 12 at 8:15













  • I'm sorry, this is something that I know intuitively, but I don't know how to justify it formally. If you really want an answer and you haven't gotten one within a few days, you could put a small bounty on the question.

    – aparente001
    May 13 at 3:02
















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Though my question is related to this question, it is more direct.



Is the sentence (from a technical book):




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow.




grammatical?



It appears that adding a linking verb like is makes it grammatical:




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow is.




I want to know which is correct.










share|improve this question














Though my question is related to this question, it is more direct.



Is the sentence (from a technical book):




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow.




grammatical?



It appears that adding a linking verb like is makes it grammatical:




The defer statement is used to ensure that the resources are released in all cases, no matter how complex the control flow is.




I want to know which is correct.







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  • 3





    Both are fine..

    – aparente001
    May 12 at 4:47











  • Could your comment be upgraded to an answer?

    – Kedar Mhaswade
    May 12 at 8:15













  • I'm sorry, this is something that I know intuitively, but I don't know how to justify it formally. If you really want an answer and you haven't gotten one within a few days, you could put a small bounty on the question.

    – aparente001
    May 13 at 3:02
















  • 3





    Both are fine..

    – aparente001
    May 12 at 4:47











  • Could your comment be upgraded to an answer?

    – Kedar Mhaswade
    May 12 at 8:15













  • I'm sorry, this is something that I know intuitively, but I don't know how to justify it formally. If you really want an answer and you haven't gotten one within a few days, you could put a small bounty on the question.

    – aparente001
    May 13 at 3:02










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Both are fine..

– aparente001
May 12 at 4:47





Both are fine..

– aparente001
May 12 at 4:47













Could your comment be upgraded to an answer?

– Kedar Mhaswade
May 12 at 8:15







Could your comment be upgraded to an answer?

– Kedar Mhaswade
May 12 at 8:15















I'm sorry, this is something that I know intuitively, but I don't know how to justify it formally. If you really want an answer and you haven't gotten one within a few days, you could put a small bounty on the question.

– aparente001
May 13 at 3:02







I'm sorry, this is something that I know intuitively, but I don't know how to justify it formally. If you really want an answer and you haven't gotten one within a few days, you could put a small bounty on the question.

– aparente001
May 13 at 3:02












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