0
Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The word 'whether' and the article
Hi. Do we have to put articles after the 'whether' in the following situation?
Whether pen (a pen?) or pencil (a pencil?) ...
Whether man (a man?) or animal (an animal?)...
Also, can you give one sentence or two with the above phrases?
Whether pen (a pen?) or pencil (a pencil?) ...
Whether man (a man?) or animal (an animal?)...
Also, can you give one sentence or two with the above phrases?
Top answer
Sometimes. I don't know whether it was a man or an animal I saw in the distance. Whether man or animal, a creature's comforts are paramount.
- Sometimes.
- I don't know whether it was a man or an animal I saw in the distance.
- Whether man or animal, a creature's comforts are paramount.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
.
Sometimes.
I don't know whether it was a man or an animal I saw in the distance.
Whether man or animal, a creature's comforts are paramount.
.
Sometimes.
I don't know whether it was a man or an animal I saw in the distance.
Whether man or animal, a creature's comforts are paramount.
.
00
Thank you again. Are the words 'man' and 'animal' countable or uncountable here in your sentence? I think the word 'whether' is a conjunction. Does the word 'whether' in the sentence below shows the use of a conjunction as I think it is?
Whether man or animal, a creature's comforts are paramount.
.
Whether man or animal, a creature's comforts are paramount.
.
00
.
Uncountable.
Yes, I think a conjunction, with an elided subject and verb: Whether (it be) man or animal.
.
Uncountable.
Yes, I think a conjunction, with an elided subject and verb: Whether (it be) man or animal.
.
0
Related Questions