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Candy Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Whether / if

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00Is there any slight difference between 'whether' and 'if'? 02br
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00When I'd like to use these words in reporting questions and expressing doubts, do I have to choose 'whether / if' properly depending on the situation? [:^)] 02br
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00Many many thanks for your help in advance. 02br
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00Candy 02br
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00.......Ah........should I have said 'depending on the situationS' ?....... Thanks again for your help....! 0-
  

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0 If and whether, of course, always imply uncertainty. You can generally use if or whether when you are reporting yes/no questions. It doesn't matter which you choose: 02br 02br 00"Can you take care of Tommy for me?

— Rwiles

  • 0 If and whether, of course, always imply uncertainty.
  • You can generally use if or whether when you are reporting yes/no questions.
  • It doesn't matter which you choose: 02br 02br 00"Can you take care of Tommy for me?
  • " 02br 02br 00"Is James still around?
  • " 02br 02br 00"I can't make up my mind whether to buy some new clothes now or wait until the sales..
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0 If and whether, of course, always imply uncertainty. You can generally use if or whether when you are reporting yes/no questions. It doesn't matter which you choose: 02br
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00~ I don't know yet whether / if I shall be able to look after Tommy during the Easter holidays or not." 02br
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00"Is J
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0Many thanks for your great help 05002br
00May I ask a few more questions? 02br
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00 4. Both whether and if can be used in indirect speech to introduce a yes\no question: 12br
10Did they say whether\if they were going to be late? 12blockquote
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00If I use 'whether' in indirect speech
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0 Hello Candy 02br
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00Richard summarized the differences between "if" and "whether" in an excellent way. 02br
00I'd like to add three things more to his summaries. 02br
00 [1] "Whether" clauses can follow "a question" as an appositive clause 02br
00 EX-1 Candy raised a question whether there is any difference between if and wh
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0 Hello Paco, 02br
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00Many thanks for answering my questions. 02br
00(Many, many thanks for showing the survey results on google, too 05000 )02br
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00Natural use of if/whether was difficult for me to understand, but I think it's getting a little clearer.......! I think I need to read rwiles and your postings carefully(again
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0 Hello Candy 02br
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00Yes, I am from Japan. I have learned English for decades but still am very poor at English. I believe you will get much more proficient in English in a few years as long as you continute the study as you are doing now. 02br
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00paco 0-
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0Hello there!02br
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00My name´s Tiago from Brazil!!!02br
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00Paco, you´ve really helped with informations!!! Understanding how to use whether and is used to be a hard work to me but now you opened up my mind!!!!!02br
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00Thank you so much for your great job!02br
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00Kind Regards from Brazil!!!!0-
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