Jaggers
Junior Member
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2011
- Member Type
- Other
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Ireland
- Current Location
- Ireland
irrespective and preposition "of", "whether" and addnl "or not"
Is the following grammatically correct?
"The headmaster imposed a strict policy on students wearing a specified uniform, irrespective whether the students' parents could afford the uniforms."
Should "irrespective" always take the preposition "of"?
Should "whether" always take the additional "or not" or can that be taken for granted?
Would the following be better?
"The headmaster imposed a strict policy on students wearing a specified uniform, irrespective of whether or not the students' parents could afford the uniforms."
Is the following grammatically correct?
"The headmaster imposed a strict policy on students wearing a specified uniform, irrespective whether the students' parents could afford the uniforms."
Should "irrespective" always take the preposition "of"?
Should "whether" always take the additional "or not" or can that be taken for granted?
Would the following be better?
"The headmaster imposed a strict policy on students wearing a specified uniform, irrespective of whether or not the students' parents could afford the uniforms."
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