whether- who - where - when

[aysaa]

Hello,

-I was left wondering whether where we are today could be said to be progress.


-I don't care whether who you love (or not).


-I don't have any idea whether where you will go.

What if we put 'whether' in the sentence like those before 'where - when - who'? Are those grammatically OK?

Thanks...

 

[5jj]

-I was left wondering whether where we are today could be said to be progress. :tick:

-I don't care [STRIKE]whether[/STRIKE] who you love [STRIKE](or not)[/STRIKE].

-I don't have any idea [STRIKE]whether[/STRIKE] where you will go.

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[aysaa]

Thanks for the answer, but I couldn't understand why number 1 is OK, and the others not. :--(

 

[5jj]

Thanks for the answer, but I couldn't understand why number 1 is OK, and the others not. :--(

The underlying direct questions in these sentences are;

1. Could where we are today be said to be progress? I was left wondering about the answer.
2. Who(m) do you love? I don't care about the answer,
3. Where will you go? I have no idea of the answer.

If the underlying question begins with a wh- word, then that word itself is what is needed, not 'whether'.