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SH Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Whether

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00English is my second language. 02br
00I use 'whether' very frequently, even sometime without knowing the exact rules for that. 02br
00Please help me to understand rules related to whether. 02br
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0Hi SH-- welcome to English forums. ' 02br 02br 00Why don't you show us how you use it? 02br 02br 0-

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0Hi SH-- welcome to English forums. 02br
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00'Whether' is usually seen as a conjunction indicating alternatives: 02br
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00'I don't know whether I've seen that movie (or not).' 02br
00'He asked me whether I'd seen that movie (or not).' 02br
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00Why don't you show us how you use it? 02br
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0 Thanks for reply Mr. Micawber, 02br
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00I use it in the same way. 02br
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00' I am not sure whether I would be able to see you tomorrow or not.' 02br
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00Just want to explore more about this 02br
00is there any other way to use it. 02br
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00One more thing that came in my mind is the use of '
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0The important thing to remember about 'however' is that there are two of them: 02br
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00(1) The conjunction: 'However hard I try, I will never be able to learn Urdu' 02br
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00(2) The adverb: 'I want you to know, however, that I will never give up. 02br
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00The adverb requires commas (or at least one
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0 Basically whether is two ways 02br
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00(1) As Mr Mic already explained, "whether" can be used as a conjunction in reported question along with "if". 02br
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00 I'd like to see you, but I am not sure whether(=if) I'll have time. 02br
00 I asked the hotel desk whether(=if) they had received any letters for me. 02br
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