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Hailsatyr Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Clauses with conjunction IF after prepositions
Can I use clauses after prepositions like following:
I'm thinking about if I can do this.
or should it be I'm thinking if I can do this.
He asked me about whether he should buy sneakers or boots
or this - He asked me whether he should buy sneakers or boots
I'm thinking about if I can do this.
or should it be I'm thinking if I can do this.
He asked me about whether he should buy sneakers or boots
or this - He asked me whether he should buy sneakers or boots
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You are mostly presenting choices that are heard in conversation, where almost anything goes. These are good, careful options: He asked me whether he should buy sneakers or boots. I'm wondering if/whether I can do this.
- You are mostly presenting choices that are heard in conversation, where almost anything goes.
- These are good, careful options: He asked me whether he should buy sneakers or boots.
- I'm wondering if/whether I can do this.
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You are mostly presenting choices that are heard in conversation, where almost anything goes. These are good, careful options:
He asked me whether he should buy sneakers or boots.
I'm wondering if/whether I can do this.
He asked me whether he should buy sneakers or boots.
I'm wondering if/whether I can do this.
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hailsatyrCan I use clauses after prepositionsEven though there may be better ways to state such things, you can put a clause after a preposition, but I'd recommend that if you do that, you use 'whether' rather than 'if' when there is a choice between those two.
It was a question of if he could be there on time. - Not good at all
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