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Recordarte que las yes/no questions son preguntas que sólo se pueden responder con sí o
no, por ejemplo: Do you like milk? Yes, I do OR No, I don’t.
Una pregunta que no es yes/no question, sería: What time do you finish work? At 8 = en
este caso, la respuesta no puede ser sí o no, sino en este caso, lo que contesta a ‘what
time’, las 8 en nuestro ejemplo. A estas preguntas se les llama en inglés wh-questions.
Can you take care of Tommy for me? = This is a reporting yes/no question = I don’t
know yet whether / if I shall be able to look after Tommy during the Easter holidays
or not.
Is Paco still around? = This is a reporting yes/no question = I don’t know whether/ if
Paco is still around.
I wondered whether / if Paco had left the country as I hadn’t seen him for some time.
1. after prepositions
2. before to infinitives
Whether I’ll get there in time for Henry’s lecture, I don’t know = sentence starting with
the conjunction
I can’t make up my mind whether to buy some new summer clothes now or wait until
the prices go down = to infinitive
There was a lot of discussion about whether Ringo should have his tongue pierced or
not = preposition
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Whether we go by bus or by train doesn’t really matter. It’s bound to be a slow
journey = Whether … or construction
I’m going to spend all of granny’s money on a new kitchen whether you like it or not !
= Whether … or construction
10. The price doesn’t change ______________ you travel by car or by train. .
KEYS
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