whether和if的用法区别
whether和if都可以引导宾语从句,表示“是否”,在口语或间接引语中两者可以互换使用。
如:I wonder if / whether I can get some advice from you. Ask him whether / if he can come.
但在有些情况下,whether和if的用法有一定区别。
whether引导的从句常可以与连词 or 或 or not 直接连用,而 if 一般不能。如:
例句1:Let me know whether you can come or not.当宾语从句提到句首时,只能用 whether 引导,而不能用 if。如:
例句2:Whether it is true or not, I can’t tell.whether 可以引导带 to 的不定式,if 则不能。如:
例句3:I don’t know whether to accept or refuse.whether 及其引导的成分可放于介词之后,作介词的宾语,但 if 不能。如:
例句4:I worry about whether I hurt her feelings.whether 可以引导从句,作主语、表语或同位语,而 if 不能。如:
例句5:It was uncertain whether he would come.
例句6:His first question was whether Tom had arrived yet.
例句7:We must consider the question whether we will take these measures.