Teal lime Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Whether or if after "wonder"

If the following sentence is correct, should I use "whether" or "if" after "wonder"?

I wonder if/whether he has this kind of service in his country.

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I wonder if/whether he has this kind of service in his country . The underlined element is a subordinate interrogative clause (embedded question). The interrogative subordinators "if" and "whether" are generally (but not always) interchangeable -- here, they are, so it's a free choice.

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I wonder if/whether he has this kind of service in his country.

The underlined element is a subordinate interrogative clause (embedded question). The interrogative subordinators "if" and "whether" are generally (but not always) interchangeable -- here, they are, so it's a free choice.

There's very little to choose between "if" and "whether", though all things b