Chapter 12 INounClauses 2m- Whatdoesthewaterdepartmentrecommend?
ThewaterdepartmentrecommendsthatallcitizensConservewater
whereverpossible.
2.Whatwillthewaterdepartmentdemand? - Whatis necessary?
4.Whatdoesthewaterdepartmentproposeforcitydwellers?- Whatis requiredoffarmers?
6. Whatissuggestedforfarmers?
7. Whatdoesthewaterdepartmenturgeforpeoplelivinginsuburbanareas?
Writethreesentencesofyourownusinga differentverboradjectivefromthe
chartintheindependentclause.- _
If/Whether Clauses
Anif/whetherclauseisa dependentnounclausethatbeginswiththesubordinator
whetherorif.Whetherismoreformalthanif.Theoptional'phraseornotmaybe
addedintwoplaceswithwhetherandinoneplace\Yithif.Therefore,therearefive
possiblepatterns:
ThepatientwantedtoknowwhetherDr.Chenpracticesacupuncture.ThepatientwantedtoknowwhetherornotDr.Chenpracticesacupuncture.
ThepatentwantedtoknowwhetherDr.Chenpracticesacupunctureornot.ThepatientwantstoknowifDr.Chenpracticesacupuncture.
ThepatientwantstoknowifDr.Chenpracticesacupunctureornot.Noticethatif/whetherclausesarestatements,notquestions,eventhoughtheyare
madefromyes/noquestions(questionsthatcanbeansweredyesorno).If/whether
clausesusestatementwordorder(subject-verb)anddonotcontaindo,does,ordid.
To changea questionintoan if/whetherclause,adda subordinator(ifor
whether),changethewordordertostatementwordorder,anddeletedo, does,and
didifnecessary.