Writing Academic English 4th Edition

202 P.u-t1lI1 I SentenceStructure

Addtwoquestionsofyourown.

was

Johnaskedif thetestishard.

answer.

Sentencewithif/whetherclause

ThestudentswanttoknowifllSlthetestleasy.

s

I wanttoknowwhetherEieesheknowAthe

Question

Isthetesteasy?

Doesheknowtheanswer?

CompletethelettertoDr.Hsu.Changeeachofthe tenquestionsintoanif/whether

clause.Addanif/whetherclausetoeachincompletesentence.

• ChangethewordordertoSVstatementorder.


• Deletedo, does,anddidifnecessary.


• Observethesequenceoftensesrules.

Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.Usetheblanklinesat theendof

theletterforyourownquestions.

9. _


10. _

Imaginethatyouaredoingresearchonacupuncture.Inadditiontogettinginforma-

tionfromthelibraryandtheInternet,youhavedecidedtowritea letterto Dr.Robert

Hsu,a leadingauthorityinthefield.HerearethequestionsyouwishtoaskDr.Hsu:

1. Isacupuncturearislcymedicalprocedure?


2. Aretheneedlesmadeofstainlesssteelorofsomeothermetal?


3. Dotheneedleshurtwhentheyareinserted?


4. Hastheeffectivenessofacupunctureinrelievingbackpaineverbeen
   documented?


5. Canacupuncturestrengthentheimmunesystem?
   6.Doesacupunctureusethebody'senergytopromotehealing?
   7.DidyoustudyacupunctureinChinaorintheUnitedStates?


6. Haveyoueverusedacupunctureduringanoperation?

Followthesequenceoftensesrulesifnecessary.(Iftheindependentclauseverbis

ina pasttense,theverbinthenounclauseshouldalsobeina pasttense.)

PRACTICE 4

If/Whether

Clauses