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If You Can't Decide Whether to Use "Whether" or "If":

• Here is a simple rule for deciding whether to choose "whether" or "if":

"If" introduces one condition, whereas "whether" introduces alternative possibilities, usually with "or not" implied or expressed.

EXAMPLES:

• If

If we save carefully for the next year, we can afford to spend next summer in Europe.
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

• Whether

There is a simple rule for deciding whether to choose "whether" or "if."
Whether we have that much saved by next June or not, we plan to spend the summer in Europe.
I honestly can't tell you whether I will be free to take that position by October.
She had to decide whether she should go to the party or stay home and study.
I didn't know whether I should continue trusting him or cut my losses and run.
Considering all that had happened during the previous year, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
You need to decide whether you will be able to keep your mouth shut if you can't think of something positive to say about the exhibit.