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Inform someone of something

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Dear teachers,

According to Collins Cobuild, the use pattern of "inform" can be either "inform +noun +of +noun" or "inform +noun +that".

I would like to know if I can say "Please inform this Committee (noun) of whether the project is complete (noun phrase)", rather than "Please inform this Committee whether the project is complete"? If no, why? Thanks.
 

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Whether is not a noun, so I wouldn't use of.
 

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How about "inform on"?
 
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