WHETHER * OR NOT (conditional clause) – English Grammar Profiler
The ‘whether or not‘ structure means ‘it is not important which possibility is true’. Here’s an expert example of using ‘whether + clause + or not, + clause‘:
Whether we like it or not,
motivation comes and motivation goes.
TED
The English Grammar Profile C2 point 130 in CLAUSES/conditional is defined as:
‘WHETHER OR NOT’, to introduce conditions in formal contexts.
While Pearson lists this at :
GSE 59 B2 express alternative conditions with ‘whether … or not’. For example:
Similarly at B2, in the Collins dictionary, the phrase with a clause:
(whether you) like it or not =
If you say that something will happen or is true like it or not,
or whether someone likes it or not,
you mean that although the situation may be unpleasant, it has to be faced.
in iWeb:
A search for verb + object pronoun with:
_V _P or not ,
1 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 35508
Okay, believe it or not, there are plenty of guys who are polite, make eye contact, and listen.
listen
2 LIKE IT OR NOT, 9087 3 REALIZE IT OR NOT, 1184 4 KNOW IT OR NOT, 1027 5 ADMIT IT OR NOT, 906 6 LIKES IT OR NOT, 442 7 LIKED IT OR NOT, 269 8 WANT IT OR NOT, 216 9 KNEW IT OR NOT, 213 10 BELIEVE ME OR NOT, 166 11 KNOWS IT OR NOT, 161 12 DO IT OR NOT, 155 13 LIKE THEM OR NOT, 150 14 REALISE IT OR NOT, 132 15 USE IT OR NOT, 130 16 ACCEPT IT OR NOT, 130 17 LIKE HIM OR NOT, 114 18 ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR NOT, 113 19 RECOGNIZE IT OR NOT, 80 20 NEED IT OR NOT, 79 21 REALIZES IT OR NOT, 75 22 REALIZED IT OR NOT, 60 23 WANTED IT OR NOT, 57 24 UNDERSTAND IT OR NOT, 56 25 DID IT OR NOT, 55 26 SEE IT OR NOT, 49
27 HAVE IT OR NOT, 47
1 WHETHER OR NOT IT IS 6690 2 WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE 6137 3 WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE 6135 4 WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE 5578 5 WHETHER OR NOT IT ‘S 3539 6 WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT 3468 7 WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS 3222 8 WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN 3088 9 WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS 2940 10 WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE 2883 11 WHETHER OR NOT YOU ‘RE 2751 12 WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS 2353 13 WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD 2344 14 WHETHER OR NOT YOU NEED 1666 15 WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL 1568 16 WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL 1515 17 WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE 1510 18 WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL 1487 19 WHETHER OR NOT TO USE 1442 20 WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE 1336 21 WHETHER OR NOT THEY ‘RE 1299 22 WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN 1269 23 WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT 1182 24 WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD 1051 25 WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD 1043 26 WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS 1022 27 WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE 934 28 WHETHER OR NOT A PERSON 886 29 WHETHER OR NOT TO ACCEPT 882 30 WHETHER OR NOT HE IS 871 31 WHETHER OR NOT TO TAKE 859 32 WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD 858 33 WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD 832 34 WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS 830 35 WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS 823 36 WHETHER OR NOT THE PERSON 809 37 WHETHER OR NOT YOU ‘VE 792 38 WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE 757 39 WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK 751 40 WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD 713 41 WHETHER OR NOT TO GO 703 42 WHETHER OR NOT YOU BELIEVE 700 43 WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE 693 44 WHETHER OR NOT YOU GET 687 45 WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD 686 46 WHETHER OR NOT TO BUY 669 47 WHETHER OR NOT YOU CHOOSE 668 48 WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN 647 49 WHETHER OR NOT YOU ‘LL 645 50 WHETHER OR NOT YOU USE 642 51 WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS 638 52 WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE 623 53 WHETHER OR NOT THAT ‘S 611 54 WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAD 581 55 WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN 579 56 WHETHER OR NOT A PARTICULAR 578 57 WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL 576 58 WHETHER OR NOT TO ALLOW 571 59 WHETHER OR NOT THERE ‘S 555 60 WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE 555 61 WHETHER OR NOT TO INCLUDE 550 62 WHETHER OR NOT I WAS 541 63 WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS 541 64 WHETHER OR NOT HE ‘S 525 65 WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIKE 525 66 WHETHER OR NOT ANY OF 514 67 WHETHER OR NOT TO GET 505 68 WHETHER OR NOT THE STUDENT 493 69 WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE 493 70 WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE 483 71 WHETHER OR NOT HE CAN 478 72 WHETHER OR NOT HE OR 468 73 WHETHER OR NOT I CAN 455 74 WHETHER OR NOT THIS WILL 440 75 WHETHER OR NOT HE WOULD 435 76 WHETHER OR NOT YOU ACTUALLY 429 77 WHETHER OR NOT YOU WISH 429 78 WHETHER OR NOT IT SHOULD 422 79 WHETHER OR NOT I AM 405 80 WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD 404 81 WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT 399 82 WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE 390 83 WHETHER OR NOT HE HAS 390 84 WHETHER OR NOT I ‘M 383 85 WHETHER OR NOT SHE IS 368 86 WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS 367 87 WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACTUALLY 365 88 WHETHER OR NOT TO KEEP 364
89 WHETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD 363
(purchase is the highest vocabulary at B2)
5 jriver.com You sure make easy work of the decision of whether or not to purchase an upgrade when those times come around.
7 totalcardiagnostics.com After a scan you can make a more informed decision about whether or not to purchase the vehicle you’re viewing.
8 slyflourish.com Please consider this when deciding whether or not to purchase the book.
10 conlang.org Sylvia Sotomayor will decide whether or not to purchase additional pins.
12 bosch-home.ca I hope it helps others who are on the edge about whether or not to purchase a Bosch.