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Talking Choice Doubt Alternatives Day Unclear Shot Murdered

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You use w______ when you are talking about a choice or doubt between two or more alternatives.You use whether when you are talking about a choice or doubt between two or more alternatives.
To this day, it's unclear whether he shot himself or was murdered.
Whether it turns out to be a good idea or a bad idea, we'll find out.
They now have two weeks to decide whether or not to buy.
The council is considering whether to approve of the use of firearms.
I don't know whether they've found anybody yet.
word whether
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conjunction
You use whether when you are talking about a choice or doubt between two or more alternatives.
To this day, it's unclear whether he shot himself or was murdered.
Whether it turns out to be a good idea or a bad idea, we'll find out.
They now have two weeks to decide whether or not to buy.
The council is considering whether to approve of the use of firearms.
I don't know whether they've found anybody yet.
You use whether to say that something is true in any of the circumstances that you mention .
This happens whether the children are in two-parent or one-parent families.
The more muscle you have, the more fat you'll burn, whether you're working out or fast asleep.
Babies, whether breast-fed or bottle-fed, should receive additional vitamin D.
cefr-level B1

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