grammar - Use of Whither and Whence - English Language …
网页2021年8月4日 · Whither is used when the place is a destination or ending point. Where is used when the place is simply something we're communicating and isn't part of a motion. Or: Whence is basically equivalent to from where. Whither is basically equivalent to to where. I mean, yes, the latter sentence is much of a Shakespeare style, it is used mostly in ...
Using the word 'whither' - English Language Learners Stack …
网页2021年2月4日 · The meaning of "whither" is "what direction" and yes, it means "to where". So if you are sailing on a sea, from a city and to an island then the first two are wrong. The last one is correct because it is the only one which uses a destination. Modern Engish would use "to". This is the island to which the crew was sailing.
sentence construction - Usage of the phrase "whether it is"
网页2016年2月14日 · Many people use the phrase "whether it is" to introduce lists or alternatives at the beginning of sentences. Can we also use "whether it is" in this way in other sentence positions such as in the
Which to choose between “that”, “if”, or “whether”?
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subjunctives - “Whatever it be” and “Whether it be” - English …
网页2017年11月22日 · Yes, it's an example of the old present subjunctive. In this sense, "wherever" means. "no matter where it [may] be." The subjunctive is supposed to attach in such situations, but in Modern English, it isn't considered necessary anymore. It hasn't been consistent in history either, at least in the last 500 years, so it isn't the biggest deal in ...
subjunctives - whether it be vs whether it is - English Language ...
网页2017年1月27日 · 4. Whether it be is subjunctive because it represents a conditional, as in the speaker does not know your life and what you will talk about. Whether is a conditional word so it causes the subjunctive form of verbs which tend to look the same as the infinitive form. However, in common usage, whether it is is also acceptable.
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and be borne along with it, he knew not whither..." meaning in the ...
网页2020年10月31日 · "Whither" is an old word, not used nowadays, that means "to where". English also had "hither=to here" and "thither= to there". In current English we would say "he knew not where" or "he didn't know where". It means he doesn't know where the water in the stream is going to. It is not related to "wither" (meaning dry up and die)
Should I use "whether or not" or "whether" in this sentence?
网页Grammar note: We can also use whether-clauses to make special conditionals called exhaustive conditionals.When we use whether-clauses in conditionals, they MUST include all the possible outcomes of the situation—otherwise they are ungrammatical.
Questions with "whether" - English Language Learners Stack …
网页Whether is not a question word, although it looks like one. Question words beginning with wh are the following: The rule for making questions using question words is fairly simple: Question word + auxiliary + subject + infinite or, "QUASI" is a useful acronym. (It is not infallible but it works most of the time)