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If/Whether
If or Whether. Which one is correct for this sentence? Or they're both possible?
Although the police said they found out some evidence about the murder, they didn't utter a word about if/whether they arrested anybody.
Although the police said they found out some evidence about the murder, they didn't utter a word about if/whether they arrested anybody.
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Only "whether" is permitted when the interrogative clause is complement of a preposition. In your example the interrogative clause is complement of the preposition "about", so " whether " is correct. BillJ
- Only "whether" is permitted when the interrogative clause is complement of a preposition.
- In your example the interrogative clause is complement of the preposition "about", so " whether " is correct.
- BillJ
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Only "whether" is permitted when the interrogative clause is complement of a preposition.
In your example the interrogative clause is complement of the preposition "about", so "whether" is correct.
BillJ
In your example the interrogative clause is complement of the preposition "about", so "whether" is correct.
BillJ
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