Taka Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
If
We don't mind whether we move.
If the underlined "whether" was replaced with "if" as below, would it still make the same sense?
We don't mind if we move.
Top answer
[1] We don't mind if we move . [2] We don't mind whether we move (or not). They both make sense, but the meaning and the grammar are slightly different.
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[1] We don't mind if we move.
[2] We don't mind whether we move (or not).
They both make sense, but the meaning and the grammar are slightly different.
In [1] the underlined expression is a conditional clause; it gives the condition which needs to be satisfied for you not to mind.
[2] is called an exhaustive c
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