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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"This propaganda war of course raises serious questions as the whether a Trump administration can build bridges with Russia." (BBC website.)

What is the function of the determiner "the" in the clause as the whether a Trump administration can build bridges with Russia?
  

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It is a typo for "as to whether".

  • It is a typo for "as to whether".
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It is a typo for "as to whether".
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It''s incorrect. Probably a typo.

It should be "This propaganda war of course raises serious questions as to whether a Trump administration can build bridges with Russia."
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Thank you, GPY and Clive, for the replies.

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