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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Is there any difference between 'that' and 'if' here?
She slaps the dead man on cheek as if to check that/if he really is dead.
Does using "that" imply that she's more certain that he's dead than if "if" was used, as you see it?
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She slaps the dead man on cheek as if to check that/if he really is dead. 'That' implies what you say. She slaps the dead man on the cheek as if to check that/whether he really is dead.
- She slaps the dead man on cheek as if to check that/if he really is dead.
- 'That' implies what you say.
- She slaps the dead man on the cheek as if to check that/whether he really is dead.
- Does using "that" imply that she's more certain that he's dead than if "if" was used, as you see it?
- Yes.
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She slaps the dead man on cheek as if to check that/if he really is dead.
'That' implies what you say.
She slaps the dead man on the cheek as if to check that/whether he really is dead.
Does using "that" imply that she's more certain that he's dead than if "if" was used, as you see it? Yes.
I've replaced the second 'if' with 'whether'. It's
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