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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

when or if

Can you please tell me if the 2 IFs are correct or if one should be replace with "when"
I want to know if she's going to call in sick if I don't give her her day off.

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The sentence does not make sense. The first clause: "I want to know if she's going to call in sick" is an independent clause and can stand alone. This sentence makes sense.

— Kosmo

  • The sentence does not make sense.
  • The first clause: "I want to know if she's going to call in sick" is an independent clause and can stand alone.
  • This sentence makes sense.
  • The second clause, "if I don't give her her day off" should be a subordinate clause but it doesn't make sense in relation to the first clause.
  • Firstly, you would avoid repeating the same word twice in a sentence like this and therefore should vary your vocabulary.
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The sentence does not make sense.
The first clause: "I want to know if she's going to call in sick" is an independent clause and can stand alone. This sentence makes sense. The second clause, "if I don't give her her day off" should be a subordinate clause but it doesn't make sense in relation to the first clause.
Firstly, you would avoid repeating the same word twice in a sentence like t
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It actually does make sense if you turn it around

If I don't give her her day off, I want to know if she's going to call in sick.
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