Whether(or not)用法

perain

在NYTimes blog上看到一篇whether or not用法的小文章，简洁明了也挺能说明问题，贴上来和各位分享。
原链接：http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/whether-or-not/

Whether [or not] they are professional writers, many people are confused about whether [or not] they should use the phrase “or not” after “whether.”

The answer is simple. It depends.

In the sentence above, it’s yes in the first case and no in the second: Whether or not they are professional writers, many people are confused about whether they should use the phrase “or not” after “whether.”

Here’s what The Times’s stylebook says:

whether. Often or not is redundant after whether, but not always. The phrase may ordinarily be omitted in these cases:

? When the whether clause is the object of a verb: She wonders whether the teacher will attend. (The clause is the object of wonders.)

? When the clause is the object of a preposition: The teacher will base his decision on whether the car has been repaired. (The clause is the object of on.)

? When the clause is the subject of the sentence: Whether the car will be ready depends on the mechanic. (The clause is the subject of depends.)

But when a whether clause modifies a verb, or not is needed: They will play tomorrow whether or not it rains. (The clause modifies play.)

总之就是：在宾语从句和主语从句中省略or not, 状语从句中不能省略。

cuipaipai

顶起

kikisunflower

爪~

dustinwind24

谢谢 例句很有帮助~

fenaiwen

很好~

edwinwos

但是有没有考虑到，我们在考GMAT呢?

而且GMAT PREP 2008说的跟LZ一样！但是好像就这个就有很多人讨论，说GMAT没有出现过Weather...or nots是正确的！

请看：http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-574967-1-1.html

edwinwos

应该是whether...or not没有出现过正确的！   刚刚打错了，不好意思！

泾渭不凡

stylebook says:

whether. Often or not is redundant after whether, but not always. The phrase may ordinarily be omitted in these cases:

? When the whether clause is the object of a verb: She wonders whether the teacher will attend. (The clause is the object of wonders.)

? When the clause is the object of a preposition: The teacher will base his decision on whether the car has been repaired. (The clause is the object of on.)

? When the clause is the subject of the sentence: Whether the car will be ready depends on the mechanic. (The clause is the subject of depends.)

But when a whether clause modifies a verb, or not is needed: They will play tomorrow whether or not it rains. (The clause modifies play.)

总之就是：在宾语从句和主语从句中省略or not, 状语从句中不能省略。

-- by 会员 perain (2011/4/27 16:07:31)

例句很有用的。补丁妹妹来咯~~
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泾渭不凡

谢谢 例句很有帮助~

-- by 会员 dustinwind24 (2011/8/18 17:23:27)

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静夜怡然

这个太有用了！！！谢谢！！