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Could you proofread these directions?
InEnglish some words can be either a noun (n.) or a verb (v.), for example ‘change’. Read the sentences below.Decide if the correct word is a noun or a verb. Then circle your answer.

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I would say
Decide whether the correct word is a noun or a verb.
All the best.
Shan

Could you proofread these directions?
InEnglish some words can be either a noun (n.) or a verb (v.), for example ‘change’. Read the sentences below.Decide if the correct word is a noun or a verb. Then circle your answer.

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I would say
Decide whether the correct word is a noun or a verb.
All the best.
Shan

Hi Shan,
Thank you very much for your help.
Best,
L54
 

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In addition, leave a space between 'In' and 'English' and also before 'Decide'.

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In addition, leave a space between 'In' and 'English' and also before 'Decide'.

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Hi Rover,
Thank you for your comment. The thing is that every time I copy and paste here, some of the words get stick. Before the new design it never happened, but now it always does. Every time I post my questions, I have to edit it again and correct these things. This is one of the times I forgot to do it. Sorry about it.
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Best,L54
 

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Even when you copy and paste, you can edit the post before you hit "Submit" so if you go through and add all the requisite spaces, you won't need to go back in and Edit it after you've posted.
 

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Even when you copy and paste, you can edit the post before you hit "Submit" so if you go through and add all the requisite spaces, you won't need to go back in and Edit it after you've posted.

Hi,
Thank you for your advice. I haven't thought about it.

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Even when you copy and paste, you can edit the post before you hit "Submit" so if you go through and add all the requisite spaces, you won't need to go back in and Edit it after you've posted.

There are definitely problems cutting and pasting and then editing, post-design update, even if no one wants to believe it.
 

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There are definitely problems cutting and pasting and then editing, post-design update, even if no one wants to believe it.

Fair enough. I must admit, I so rarely cut and paste in a post that perhaps I haven't noticed.
 

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I would say
Decide whether the correct word is a noun or a verb.
All the best.
Shan

Hi
Sorry, but could you tell me what the problem with "if" is here? I think both are correct (whether/if).
 

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Hi
Sorry, but could you tell me what the problem with "if" is here? I think both are correct (whether/if).

Decide if the word is a verb or a noun = The only thing you are going to decide is "Yes, this word is either a verb or a noun" or "No, this word is neither a verb or a noun".

Decide whether the word is a verb or a noun = You will make a choice between the two. You will decide that the word is a verb, or you will decide that the word is a noun.
 

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Wow, thanks. I really didn't know the difference. So in all the indirect yes/no questions the mentioned difference between if and whether remain?
1. She asked me if I lived there.
2. She asked me whether I lived there.
Or you mean this difference is OK when we have two options.
1. She asked me if I lived in NY or Texas
2. She asked me whether I lived in NY or Texas.Thanks
 

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[AmE - not a teacher]

"if" and "whether" are slightly different. "if" is purely hypothetical, whereas "whether" implies an opposite.

She asked if I'd marry her. - She wants to marry me!

She asked whether I'd marry her. - There is something else going on here (implying that I might not marry her), either there is another person I'd marry, or some other reason I wouldn't marry her.

I think you can always add "or not" after "whether" in these cases, to help understand the meaning. Not so with "if", as strange as it seems.
 

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Thanks dear BobSmith.
 
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