whether...or? How to use and understand
Hi italki friends, today I read a sentence and I didn't understand how to use the phrase "whether..or". Could you please help to explain. Thank you.
Here is that sentence:
"From time to time, we all experience negative feelings and emotions, whether it's anxiousness about the recent fight you had with your partner or nagging worriers about a floundering project at work"
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whether...or? How to use and understand
Hi italki friends, today I read a sentence and I didn't understand how to use the phrase "whether..or". Could you please help to explain. Thank you.Here is that sentence:
"From time to time, we all experience negative feelings and emotions, whether it's anxiousness about the recent fight you had with your partner or nagging worriers about a floundering project at work"
After whether comes two choices or possibilities.
"whether or not "--> I should struggle by myself--->or seek help" = three parts to the sentence structure.
(1) ---> ----> -----> (2) --------> -------> --------> ----------> (3)
whether or not =1 (indicates two options are coming)
"I should struggle by myself= 2 (the first choice/option)
"or seek help" =3 (the second choice/option)
you can also leave out the "or not" part like in your example.
you will hear and come across both versions.
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The "whether ... or ..." needs to have a declaration after it. For example: Whether I stayed silent or tried to talk my father would yell at me either way.
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