Poll: I doubt ____ he'll be there.

I doubt ____ he'll be there.

if
unless
otherwise
whether

Votes: 360
Comments: 6
Added: August 2003

 

Comments:

Willbut - 7th November 2003 21:57
I'd use and teach 'whether', but is 'if' wrong? Some would use it.
 
JT - 8th December 2003 06:41
'unless' and 'otherwise' are wrong.
 
Solnishko_Forever - 21st September 2005 16:35
i want to thank you for doing this site.
 
Abderrahime - 24th December 2006 11:58
I tihnk that If is possible here,unless and otherwise are tottaly false while whether is 100 per cent correct!thank you for this aailable site
 
Tektek - 9th December 2008 20:08
eh..if u sayin 'whether' innit supposed 2b lyk this==> i doubt whether hell be there(+ OR NOT) ? o_0...but on the other hand we cant use [if + future ] always 'if + present = present / future) or if + unreal past/ p.perfect)
p.s. scroll up & ull c that the sentence can stand without ne of em!! *.*
 
Statuess - 2nd November 2009 09:33
I chose 'if', but I would actually use none of them ('I doubt he'll be there').
 
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