Grammar: How to use IF & WHETHER properly

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  • @jessmaya8025
    @jessmaya8025 8 лет назад +160

    If I met Adam today, I would thank him for his wonderful English lessons. I will give him a big Thank- You hug whether he likes it or not.

  • @der-k5602
    @der-k5602 9 лет назад +666

    If you upload more english videos, we'll watch them.
    Whether you watch them or not, Adam's gonna continue teaching us.

    • @ranititha
      @ranititha 9 лет назад +5

      Der König perfect!

    • @trangd.t.k-daothikieutrang474
      @trangd.t.k-daothikieutrang474 9 лет назад +8

      +Der König Cool example haha!

    • @juanpabloservinledesma2092
      @juanpabloservinledesma2092 9 лет назад +7

      +Life Happened "gonna" is correct! In real life people don't say "going to" unless they're in a very formal situation, or if they tend to speak way slow! Btw, I'm talking about the spoken English!

    • @tobaccoworm2511
      @tobaccoworm2511 9 лет назад +1

      +Juan Pablo Ledesma And what if it's the written English?

    • @juanpabloservinledesma2092
      @juanpabloservinledesma2092 9 лет назад +6

      Tobacco Worm Depends on the person you're writing to. e.g. If you write to your friends, it basically means that the situation is informal, but if you write to your boss or somebody else who you show respect, then use the formal way. Even though nowadays the language has been changing over the time. Today we have been adopting a lot of terms that in the past were considered part of an informal language. :)

  • @lucassotero2619
    @lucassotero2619 8 лет назад +120

    Whether you like it or not, the explanation was EXCELLENT. thanks

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  • @santiagobula1120
    @santiagobula1120 9 лет назад +204

    Hi adam, you are the best teacher

  • @daz_09
    @daz_09 3 года назад +14

    Thank you very much I've been struggling with "whether" since I started to learn English, i searched on internet pages and I seemed very difficult to me, but this explanation made it make sense to me, thank you again!

  • @hamienjeanclavernzi7782
    @hamienjeanclavernzi7782 5 лет назад +6

    Good explanation! Thanks.
    Whether you like him or not, he remains one of the best english teachers i ever seen.

  • @renannascimento8750
    @renannascimento8750 9 лет назад +10

    Perfect explanation! Finally got it.

  • @AnwarKhan-kk8io
    @AnwarKhan-kk8io 8 лет назад +6

    Good work for foreigners to understand english language , Mr.Adam

  • @maruvideos
    @maruvideos 9 лет назад +6

    Hey Adam! Your lessons are very good buddy! Super easy to understand. I am from Brazil, I am studying English in Canberra at the moment and your lessons are helping me a lot on my study. Your videos are the best :) cheers

  • @elenacarra5863
    @elenacarra5863 Год назад +3

    These lessons are so precious 💖 I rewatch them almost everyday, especially in summertime 'cause I wanna improve my English skills 💕💕💞

  • @NinaFalana
    @NinaFalana 9 месяцев назад

    Adam, that's incredible how you describe this rule so brilliantly - I have been trying to understand the concept of conditionals since I was in middle school (over 10 years ago) and until this day I was not so sure about this topic. After your - literally - two sentences describing an example of a conditional, I stopped the video and started laughing with joy that I finally understood what it was all about! I'm in awe of your ability to share the knowledge so straightforwardly, without disturbing or unnecessary comments which I often saw in other English lesson videos. I've subscribed to your channel immediately and can't wait to learn from your other videos! Thank you so much for your work. It already made my life easier, and I'm just getting started! :)

  • @vananhnguyen739
    @vananhnguyen739 9 лет назад +34

    Hi Adam!
    you're my favorite teacher , thanks so much for your lesson :D

  • @palomasantos5206
    @palomasantos5206 7 лет назад +1

    I'm brasilian and I'm learning English and you very helped me. Thanks, I I was very happy when I saw that the video was subtitled in Portuguese.

  • @thsu25
    @thsu25 8 лет назад +5

    i will visit your chanel everyday whether you are upload new videos or not. I love the way Adam explain. he is a great tuitor

  • @languagefreeassangeteacher5338
    @languagefreeassangeteacher5338 2 года назад +1

    Whether you read this or not: You are a Great Teacher. Thank you.

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    @pisath2783 7 лет назад +3

    You're such a very skillful teacher😍

  • @sherablhamo5962
    @sherablhamo5962 2 года назад +1

    hi teacher Adam, I am a new student since last month and I really understand your teaching and I am very happy to have a teacher like you.

  • @thouvibolmongkol8827
    @thouvibolmongkol8827 6 лет назад +7

    THANK YOU SO MUCH my test is today about if and whether in indirect speech i didn't know when to use them so thank you this is incredibly helpful (:

  • @suniekwon6347
    @suniekwon6347 4 года назад +1

    Dear Adam, Thanks so much. I’m learning a lot from you. I will continue to watch your lessons.

  • @sheelamaesocito9147
    @sheelamaesocito9147 9 лет назад +5

    thank you for sharing your knowledge, I've been having difficulty in my pronunciation, and really want to improve. Godbless, continue sharing your knowledge, It is really helpful!

  • @HuongTran-e3u
    @HuongTran-e3u Год назад

    Your lesson contains lots of precious information. Thank you!

  • @RosangelaSilvaTEACHER
    @RosangelaSilvaTEACHER 9 лет назад +4

    Hi! I loved the way you teach! It's quite easy to understand!
    Congratulations and keep up the nice job!

  • @armanduval.83
    @armanduval.83 6 лет назад

    Whether you read this or not I want to thank you for all this really useful videos, I"ve even learnt how to speak as a native speaker thanks to you and I've only watched a handfull of your videos so far...

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    @antonioachkar6322 5 лет назад +6

    I can understand all that you say your english is very clear thankyou

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    @saravananneother4868 9 лет назад

    you're the best teacher that I've ever had, sir.

  • @boldokovaaleksandra4836
    @boldokovaaleksandra4836 8 лет назад +6

    a very simple and informative lesson, thanks a lot 👍

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    @minnedees9620 3 года назад +1

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    @michaelromero31 8 лет назад +16

    Thanks Adam. You are a good teacher and handsome too!

  • @soltiwilght
    @soltiwilght 9 лет назад +1

    I love how you teach! it's very useful to me because this year I have to do the FCE and it's quite hard, I'm from Argentina and all the videos from you and the other teachers help me a lot! you speak very clear to me and I understand almost all, keep doing this!!

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      @nazimalikhan8973 4 года назад

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  • @takehikomori4559
    @takehikomori4559 9 лет назад +7

    The conjunction 'if' & 'whether' are so similar & tricky to use. Actually, I didn't know the differences between if & whether exactly & completely. Anyway, thanks a lot for a great lesson.

    • @renatamatsili3498
      @renatamatsili3498 9 лет назад +2

      Takehiko Mori I agree with you. After watching this program I took my dictionary to check the pronuncition (whether & weather). It is exactly the same.
      I have found that only whether may be before to+ verb e.g. Have you decided whether to accept the offer yet? and after a proposition e.g. ...the problem of whether to accept the offer.
      Anyway Adam is great. He encouraged me to learn more about "whether":)

    • @takehikomori4559
      @takehikomori4559 9 лет назад +1

      Renata Matsili
      HI, thanks for your comment. Yes, 'whether' & 'weather' are homophones & they sometimes cause confusion. Well, I'm enjoying & learning a lot from his & other engVid teachers' video too.

  • @paoladelpilarramoscardoso4293
    @paoladelpilarramoscardoso4293 Год назад +1

    Wow, definitely you're the best teacher!!!! Thank you so much 💕 this lesson was incredible 🎉
    Best wishes

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    @mehmetyusuf2443 8 лет назад +9

    you're fuckin cool as hell. Believe that, I have been in Usa for 2 years and I saw many many different kind of teacher I have never seen like you a teacher because you're explanation is so clearly, thanks coolest teacher

    • @amiiradreamadan797
      @amiiradreamadan797 8 лет назад

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    • @mauladv1429
      @mauladv1429 6 лет назад +1

      If my name were Mahmet yusuf, I would avoid to say F*CKin as hell.

  • @laurarodriguez965
    @laurarodriguez965 4 года назад +1

    Me encantan tus tutoriales porque explicas sutilezas del idioma. Thanks for your lessons.

  • @afabimael23
    @afabimael23 8 лет назад +5

    what a important lesson!!! i do liked it!!

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    @johneconomou246 5 лет назад

    Adam, you are an excellent teacher with a natural talent to convey knowledge so well!

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    @mcangelesv 8 лет назад +5

    in love of him!

    • @mcangelesv
      @mcangelesv 7 лет назад +1

      I'm not sure ... Because I don't know if he loves me?. You know ... But thank for the correction!. :)
      Haha
      Good day! :)

    • @SoliMartini15
      @SoliMartini15 7 лет назад +5

      wow, many people in love with adam xD

    • @mcangelesv
      @mcangelesv 7 лет назад

      Effortless English yep! :P

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      @successfultrader4424 7 лет назад

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  • @iamdanieloak
    @iamdanieloak 7 лет назад

    Adam e Ronnie os melhores professores do EngVid.

  • @chinforinfola_expert7152
    @chinforinfola_expert7152 8 лет назад +3

    But whether and weather are the same pronounce, isn't?

  • @critviet6971
    @critviet6971 9 лет назад

    Your teaching is easy to understand and easy to use. I love to watch your videos, Adam !

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    @aliakhavan6553 Год назад

    The best English teacher ever ❤

  • @hiperfocogleycepantoja1931
    @hiperfocogleycepantoja1931 9 лет назад

    Nice! I'm a student of english. I got portuguese like my first language. Thanks to you I'm learning too many things!

  • @aminemohamed3041
    @aminemohamed3041 6 лет назад

    you're the number one in explaining wether all the people in the world know it or not
    thanks ser
    my english improve

  • @veenanarwani761
    @veenanarwani761 Год назад

    After watching this video many times and taking your quiz test, now I clearly got it.
    What you want to say is that both if and whether can be used interchangably in a sentence , but imply different meaning. Sometimes we can only use one of them. Which one has to be used , has nothing to do with a specific type of sentence, instead it has much to do with what the speaker implies. A sentence that contains two different options, does not necessarily mean to have whether in itself. If it says two options but implies more than two, we use 'if'. Similarly if a sentence contains neither of the options but strictly implies two options, we mandatorily have to write whether instead of 'if'.
    For conditionals, use if.
    For mentioning the fact that implies the idea of 'regardlessness, use whether.

  • @MrSteveyboy44
    @MrSteveyboy44 8 лет назад

    Fantastic explanation. I got caught off guard when asked this question in my English class last night. I just said that they're basically interchangeable but there is a rule for it. "I'll teach it in detail next class."As a native English speaker we use if and whether without even thinking about it and I've hardly ever thought about the grammar aspect. Very interesting. Thanks.

  • @khatoonkhatoona7338
    @khatoonkhatoona7338 9 лет назад +2

    Thank you a lot Adam, this lesson helped me a lot , very useful thanks again

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    @aryadina9731 5 лет назад

    Whether you agree or not, Adam is the best teacher from Engvid.

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    @riaznoor4718 9 лет назад +1

    Thanks very much Mr.Adam for this nice video, you are my favorite English Teacher. The way you Teach and explain is absolutely fantastic.

  • @NataliaAlvimMD
    @NataliaAlvimMD 9 лет назад +1

    Good heavens, finally I got that right! Whether and if have been always a problem for me! Thanks a lot!

  • @pablocorrea2910
    @pablocorrea2910 6 лет назад

    He is a good teacher who explains very well.

  • @thalleseloi8772
    @thalleseloi8772 4 года назад +1

    Thank you, teacher. Great class, and the transcript helps a lot.

  • @nickjackson3958
    @nickjackson3958 8 лет назад +1

    Very clear explanation. Thank you, Adam!

  • @winni223
    @winni223 9 лет назад

    You're doing great, Adam! Best wishes from Russia! Strangely enough, I learnt this particular subject intuitively and I have never made a mistake (so far). Today, I've finally known the rules :)

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    @старый-л7ю 7 лет назад

    Charismatic, talented, perfect teacher! Thank you for interesting lessons! I'm an English teacher, and my great respect to you !

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    What a wonderful teacher he is...wow......i have no words...to appreciate him

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    @1ketrgl 9 лет назад +2

    Dear Teacher Adam,I like your teaching skill so much. Keep it up. THANK YOU~

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      @rajwati9538 2 года назад

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    @zsaac6061 3 года назад

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    @lucychan2031 7 лет назад +1

    Adam, you are a good teacher! Thanks for sharing, this is v useful!
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    @edugquil 9 лет назад +1

    Thank you Adam. As usual, very clear and informative your explanations!

  • @GrafMKristo
    @GrafMKristo 9 лет назад

    Thanks from Russia! This lesson is real closure of putting a dot above an i.
    I think I had started understanding these differences between them somewhere in past while reading, watching and listening.

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    @SalvatoreLoDico 5 лет назад

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    @learnenglishbylushanthawi1919 3 года назад

    Knows the subject and explains very lucidly and succinctly

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    When I Listen to all the Engvid teachers I can understand perfectly without uses the Subtitle. It's awesome.

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    @negarkamali5355 4 года назад

    Thanks Adam. You clarified it for me very skillfully.

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    adam sir your teaching method are very excellent even non native English speaker also easily understand your lesson ---- a man from Asia at India

  • @dsa66253
    @dsa66253 7 лет назад

    I appreciate you had wonderful explain to the two different words.
    Here, I raise a question that how to distinguish the phrases "whether or" and "either or" when I prepared for the TOEIC test. Listed below are the two cloze questions.
    1. When John had to decide "_________" to apply for a new job or keep his old one, he kept his old job because there were not that many job opportunities available.
    (A) whether
    (B) either
    The answer is (A)
    2. A majority of the customers who completed the survey rated Sasaki mobile phones as "_________" good or excellent.
    (A) whether
    (B) either
    The answer is (B)
    It seems like the meaning of the options (A) or (B) is to pick up the choices following the blanks respectively.
    I'll thank for taking time to reply those questions.

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    @ajaygaur55 4 года назад

    Probably the best explanation of Whether on internet 🙂

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    This was quite useful! Thank you very much!

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    @waelsworld 9 лет назад +2

    Adam, great as usual!
    I wanna know the difference between (entire - whole ), (local - domestic)

  • @wanchi080
    @wanchi080 9 лет назад

    Thanks for your teaching, Adam, that's much easy to understand what is the difference between them

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    It's a really good explanation. Thank you Adam.

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  • @atelierjogi
    @atelierjogi 9 лет назад +1

    Dear Adam, as usual a very useful lesson but one thing - there aren't 2 alternatives, it is always only 1 alternative = a choice between 2 options :)

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