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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

This the the qustion whther she can come or not.

0Hi, everyone:02br
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00I know I can say "The question whether she can come bothers me." , but can I say it in the following way?02br
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00What bothers me 01font01b00is02b02font00 01u00the question02u00 01b00whether she can come or not02b00. ("whether-clause" as the appositive of "the question")02br
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00Our problem01b01font00 is02font02b00 01u00the question02u00 01b00whether she can come or not02b00. ("whether-clause" as the appositive of "the question")02br
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00Our success01font00 01b00depends on02b02font00 01u00the decision02u00 01b00whether she can come or not02b00. ("whether-clause" as the appositive of "the decision")02br
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00Do you01font01b00 know02b02font00 01u00his decision02u00 01b00whether to come or not02b00? ("whether-phrase" as the appositive of "his decision")02br
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00Thank you very much for your help!0-
  

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0Hi Viceidol02br 00They all seem fine to me except the last one. 01i 00Whether02i 00 is a conjunction but there is no clause after it in the last sentence. In other words, there's no subject and no finite verb.

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0Hi Viceidol02br
00They all seem fine to me except the last one. 01i00Whether02i00 is a conjunction but there is no clause after it in the last sentence. In other words, there's no subject and no finite verb. 02br
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0Hi teachers02br
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00Can I say,02br
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10What bothers me 11font11b10is12b12font10 11u10the question12u10 11u11b10as to12b12u10 11b
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