thedifferencebetweenifandwhether课程.pptVIP

The difference between “whether” and “if” Cheryl Similarity Both the two words have the mean of whether“. ①I don‘t know whether/if they will come to help us. ②I am not sure whether/if Ill have time to go with you. Difference I dont know whether or not they will come for our help. . 当宾语从句提到句首时，只能用whether引导，而不能用if Whether it is true or not, I can’t tell. (T) If it is true or not, I can’t tell. (F) you can take “whether” to lead the infinitive(不定式). you can not use “if”. I don’t know whether to accept or refuse. (T) I don’t know if to accept or refuse (F) We can put “whether” behind preposition I worry about whether I hurt her feelings. (T) I worry about if I hurt her feelings (F) “whether” can guide the clause（从句）, as subject（主语）, predicative（表语） or appositive（同位语）, but “if ”not. It was uncertain whether he would come. (T) It was uncertain if he would come. (F) His first question was whether Tom had arrived yet. (T) His first question was if Tom had arrived yet. (F) We must consider the question whether we will take these measures. (T) We must consider the question if we will take these measures. (F) * * When the or not appears, “if” can not be used instead of whether