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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

whether it be or be it

please tell me if all are correct?

I saw this sentence on a site:
Be it in a blowout or a close game, this team has shown it can win any number of ways.

Is it correct? Are the below also correct and mean the same?

A Whether it be in a blowout or a close game, this team has shown it can win any number of ways.

B Whether it's a blowout or a close game, this team has shown it can win any number of ways.

Which is correct, if any?

A Whether it's a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.

B Whether it be a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.

C Be it a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.

many thanks
  

Top answer

I think it is an inverted if clause, and as far as I know it is a true usage. A=B but i dont understand why to use "in" at A. I think all three are grammatically true BUT a better usage can be by throwing away the second whether in the subordinate clause

  • I think it is an inverted if clause, and as far as I know it is a true usage.
  • A=B but i dont understand why to use "in" at A.
  • I think all three are grammatically true BUT a better usage can be by throwing away the second whether in the subordinate clause
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I think it is an inverted if clause, and as far as I know it is a true usage.

A=B but i dont understand why to use "in" at A.

I think all three are grammatically true BUT a better usage can be by throwing away the second whether in the subordinate clause

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