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"It all depends on if it is a satisfactory job, and what rate per hour can they offer?

Is everything OK with the sentence above? Is it fine to write "can they" maybe rather "they can"?

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Hi, "It all depends on if it is a satisfactory job, and what rate per hour can they offer? Is everything OK with the sentence above? Is it fine to write "can they" maybe rather "they can"?

— Clive

  • Hi, "It all depends on if it is a satisfactory job, and what rate per hour can they offer?
  • Is everything OK with the sentence above?
  • Is it fine to write "can they" maybe rather "they can"?
  • No, say it this way.
  • " Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

"It all depends on if it is a satisfactory job, and what rate per hour can they offer?

Is everything OK with the sentence above? Is it fine to write "can they" maybe rather "they can"?

No, say it this way.

"It all depends on whether it is a satisfactory job, and on what rate per hour t
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Clive
Hi,

"It all depends on if it is a satisfactory job, and what rate per hour can they offer?

Is everything OK with the sentence above? Is it fine to write "can they" maybe rather "they can"?

No, say it this way.

"It all depends on whether it is a satisfacto
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Hi.

So, "if" is not all right in this context? Yes. Say 'whether'. Now then, this whole sentence is a kind of an indirect question; even the second part of it? Yes, you can look at it that way. That is why it should be "they can" instead of "can they"? Right? Right.

I understand that even if a sentence consists of two questions, i.e. I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU WH
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