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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
if or whether
Hi,
Although I've used the following sentences many times, I don't know if I have used them correctly. Will anybody please tell me the correct usage of IF and WHETHER. I'm going to write a few sentences for you.
1) I don't remember <if or whether?> I have ever seen her.
2) She doesn't know <if or whether?> she has any penny in her wallet.
3) I don't know <if or whether?> the following sentences are correct grammatically.
4). I have no idea <if or whether?> she was wrong. (by the say, is the Tense order okay in this sentence? Should it have been "I had no idea"?)
I will be thankful if anyone provides a few more examples showing the use of "if" and "whether" in different ways.
Thank you all.
Although I've used the following sentences many times, I don't know if I have used them correctly. Will anybody please tell me the correct usage of IF and WHETHER. I'm going to write a few sentences for you.
1) I don't remember <if or whether?> I have ever seen her.
2) She doesn't know <if or whether?> she has any penny in her wallet.
3) I don't know <if or whether?> the following sentences are correct grammatically.
4). I have no idea <if or whether?> she was wrong. (by the say, is the Tense order okay in this sentence? Should it have been "I had no idea"?)
I will be thankful if anyone provides a few more examples showing the use of "if" and "whether" in different ways.
Thank you all.
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1. Correct, both if and whether . 2.
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- Correct, both if and whether .
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- Correct grammatically, but I don't think a native speaker would ever say any penny .
- (I may be wrong, though!
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1. Correct, both if and whether.
2. Correct grammatically, but I don't think a native speaker would ever say any penny. (I may be wrong, though!
2. Correct grammatically, but I don't think a native speaker would ever say any penny. (I may be wrong, though!
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Although from many references, the explanations seem to suggest "if" can be " interchangeable with "whether". From a syntactical perspective, I would use "If" in your sentences, Although "whether" would seem marginally accpetable. For the same reason "if " can not be used in the following sentence:
I will marry her whether my family likes it or not.
I am going to Europe for two weeks to ce
I will marry her whether my family likes it or not.
I am going to Europe for two weeks to ce
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Cool Breeze I don't think a native speaker would ever say any penny.The sentence is, "She doesn't know if she has any penny in her wallet." That is possible, but only given the right unusual circumstance. It might be an answer to, "Does she know if she has a Canadian penny in her wallet?" But I suspect that the OP meant, "She doesn't know if she has a penny i
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enoon That is possible, but only given the right unusual circumstance. It might be an answer to, "Does she know if she has a Canadian penny in her wallet?" But I suspect that the OP meant, "She doesn't know if she has a penny in her wallet."Thank you Sir for your reply,
By "She doesn't know if she has any penny in her wallet", I actually wanted to s
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Thank you very much, sir, for correcting my grammatical mistakes.
I'm really grateful to you for that.
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I'm really grateful to you for that.
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