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learning > grammaire anglaise - niveau avancé
if ≠ whether
sens et valeur énoncitaives
whether > si oui ou non
la proposition subordonnée en whether peut exprimer un choix / une décision (qui peuvent être soumis à condition).
La réponse attendue est nette, c'est oui ou non :
Facebook asks oversight board whether Trump's account should be restored now
January 21, 2021 NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/21/
whether > si oui ou non
réalisation ou pas de ce qui est exprimé après whether :
Minnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they'll use it
August 27, 2023 NPR
The Michigan supreme court set to decide whether voters see abortion on the ballot
Updated August 31, 2022 NPR
Some Black Leaders Question Whether Biden Will Fulfill His Promises To Black Voters
Updated August 2, 2021 Originally published August 1 NPR
whether
si A peut-être considéré / catégorisé / identifié ou non comme B
The Supreme Court considers whether the CIA's black sites are state secrets
October 6, 2021 NPR
whether... or :
valeurs > si oui ou non
la structure whether... or exprime le choix entre 2 prédications opposées (be alive ≠ be dead) :
President Bush said last night that he still did not know whether Osama Bin Laden was alive or dead. Americans hunt in vain for men of al-Qaeda, T, p. 17, 14 March 2002.
whether + Vsubjonctif
valeurs énonciatives > donner des exemples > qu'il s'agisse de...
If you have a small business that relies on fast exchange of information – whether it be [ subjonctif ] sound, graphics or video – we have an opportunity for you. BT ad, O, p. 4, 28 March 2002.
≠
If (hypothèse) :
si
If you have a work problem, write to Neasa MacErlean at Cash, The Observer, 119 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3ER.
Work writes,
if > valeur > équivalent de whether
dans certains contextes, une proposition en if peut également exprimer le choix entre 2 prédications opposées (le vaccin marche ou pas) :
How Can You Tell If A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Working?
September 7, 2020 NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/07/
autres énoncés > syntaxe > V + whether + toviseur -> Base Verbale (BV)
autres énoncés > whether
autres énoncés
LISTEN: States, DOJ Argue Whether Trump's Travel Ban Should Stay Suspended
February 7, 2017 2:40 PM ET NPR
LISTEN: States, DOJ Argue
Mr X rests with the presiding judge and we have not been asked to make this judgment available online. Should you wish to contact the Court of Appeal the telephone number is 020 7947 6000.
Y E-mail, 2004.
An unprecedented independent inquiry into whether more than 5,000 veterans of the first Gulf war became ill as a result of their service will be announced today.
Independent inquiry into
Gulf war illnesses,
Dawn Neesom was on a surprise holiday with her husband to celebrate her 39th birthday when the call came through. It was Richard Desmond. "Do you know anyone who would like to edit the Daily Star?" It was clear that the Express newspapers boss was asking whether she fancied the job.
Hello girls,
sub,
It was unclear whether other surviving fighters had fled the area and been killed elsewhere or were in any of the dozens of caves that line the valley.
Americans hunt in vain for men of al-Qaeda,
President Bush said last night that he still did not know whether Osama Bin Laden was alive or dead. Ib.
Whether it’s making movies or making babies, Liz Hurley is set to continue as one of the best-paid actresses in Hollywood.
Bids hit £1.5m for story of Liz Hurley’s baby,
If you have a work problem, write to Neasa MacErlean at Cash, The Observer, 119 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3ER.
Work writes,
But others might even wonder if a setpiece royal funeral, like Diana’s in 1997, is inappropriate for the opposite reason, overestimating the loss felt by the public.
Uncertain farewell reveals a nation divided,
If you have a small business that relies on fast exchange of information – whether it besubjonctif sound, graphics or video – we have an opportunity for you. BT ad, O, p. 4, 28-3-2002.
« This is what John Browne calls meritocracy, and if we believe something is important then we find the right persons, whether they are a woman, a person of colour or of some religious persuasion. »
Big oil’s green evangelist,
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