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Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2010, 10:31
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Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For example
He was not sure whether to go to the party or whether to stay at home. Is that second whether wrong?

Also what exactly is the difference between whether and if?
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Re: Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2010, 12:01
If..Then
(conditional clause)

If you study hard, (then) you will score high on GMAT

"If" VS "Whether"
"If" word does not always signal a conditional sentence.

When conditional clause is not used,GMAT prefers to use "whether"

Eg: I do not know WHETHER (not IF)I will go to the dance(no conditional clause ,as no THEN required)
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Re: Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2010, 13:58
If is always with condition.

I will feel better IF I take antibiotics.

Whether is used to provide alternatives ...I don't know whether it's possible.

Good question on the double use of whether
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Re: Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2010, 16:00
I'm sure whether can be used more than once in a sentence, but in this case, I would take out the second whether.

He was not sure whether to go to the party or to stay at home.

Whether A or B.
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Re: Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For [#permalink] New post   10 May 2011, 02:43
mainhoon wrote:
Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For example
He was not sure whether to go to the party or whether to stay at home. Is that second whether wrong?

Also what exactly is the difference between whether and if?
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The 2nd whether is redundant, consider this-

He was not sure whether to go to the party or whether to stay at home.

it still conveys the same meaning... is not it ?
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Re: Is it ok to use whether twice in the same sentence? For [#permalink] New post   10 May 2011, 04:46
After 'or' whether has been used for parallelism reasons.

If - conditional statements.
Whether - to raise a doubt or to choose between alternatives.



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