ENGLISH GRAMMAR 19

06/02/2021

  1. S + V (=be) + C(=whether[if]で始まる節)
    a. The problem is whether we should do it now.
    b. The question is whether it is possible to feed such knowledge into a computer.
    c. What I want to know is whether [if] she was in Nagoya at that time.
  2. S + V + O + O(=if[whether]で始まる節)
    a. He asked me if [whether] I wanted to take a coffee break.
    b. Can you tell me if [whether] I can buy two tickets for the concert?
    c. We do not usually ask ourselves if this sentence can have any other meanings.

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