必修 3u4 Language points.pptVIP

Language points 2. The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. 1) violent 猛烈的，激烈的 2) whether可以引导主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句和同位语从句;而if只能引导宾语从句。 引导宾语从句既可以用whether, 也可以用if,两者常可以互换。 He asked me whether / if I could lend him my bike. Could you tell us whether / if it snows in winter in Australia? 值得注意的是： ①?whether 和if都可以和or not连用,但是whether之后可以直接跟or not,而if则不能,如： I don’t care whether or not your car breaks down. I don’t know whether or not he’s coming. 但是不可以说： I don’t care if or not your car breaks down. ② whether引导的从句一般不可以为否定结构(选择问句的后一部分除外);