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Michelle Cha Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

It is doubtful that/whether/if they will come to the party or not.

1. It is doubtful whether they will come to the party.

2. It is doubtful if they will come to the party.

3. It is doubtful that they will come to the party.Which one is grammatical?
  

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Michelle Cha Which one is grammatical? All of them are, but #3 is the most common.

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  • Michelle Cha Which one is grammatical?
  • All of them are, but #3 is the most common.
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Michelle ChaWhich one is grammatical?
All of them are, but #3 is the most common.
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Dear Aspara Gus, would it make any difference to the meaning of the sentences if we added a 'not' to them, please?

For eg,

- It is doubtful whether they will come to the party or not.
- It is doubtful if they will come to the party or not.
- It is doubtful that they will come to the party or not.
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Aspara Gus3 is the most common.
Emotion: yes

COCA citations:

It is doubtful if - 16
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LaboriousIt is doubtful that they will come to the party or not.
This one is wrong.

Adding or not to the others doesn’t change the meaning.
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Mr. Aspara Gus and Mr. Fivejedjon, I appreciate your helping me. Thanks to both of you.
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