if ,whether

一、if或whether引导宾语从句时，作“是否”讲，常放在动词ask 、see 、say 、know和find out等后面。一般情况下，两者常可换用，在口语中多用if。如：

例1 Nobody knows whether (if) it will rain tomorrow. 没有人知道明天是否下雨。

例2 Lucy asked whether (if) they had a cotton sweater .露西问他们是否有棉制的羊毛衣。

二、if或whether引导宾语从句时，要注意三个方面，即连词、语序和时态。

1 if或whether不能和that 或其它连词（副词）同时使用，也不能省去。如：

例3 我不知道他今天是否会来。

[误] I don’t know that if(whether) he will come here today .

[正] I don’t know if(whether) he will come here today .

例4他走过来看看猫是否出了毛病。

[误] He came to see what if (whether) there was wrong with his cat .

[正] He came to see if (whether) there was wrong with his cat .

2 if或whether引导的宾语从句时，虽具有疑问意义，但从句语序应用陈述句语序。如：

例5 Did you know the way to the hospital ? The old woman asked me .

The old woman asked me .if (whether) I knew the way to the hospital .老妇人问我是否知道去医院的路。

3 if或whether引导的宾语从句应和主句的时态保持一致。即主句为一般现在时，从句用任一种