The best dignity of Greg is the fewer words, the more meaning: precise examples, short videos, clear pronunciation, authentic British accent. Keep doing your great job, dude! Миллионы учителей английского стоят в сторонке и тихо плачут, потому что Грег их оставил без работы. Тонны печатного хлама лежит в мусорной корзине.
Thank you, Greg! Finally a clear definition of when to use "whether or not". I really enjoy the way you explain. Keep it up like this! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos. ;)
Greg,it is really captivating the way you explain english grammar.I was wondering if you could explain in details the following structures 1.I would like to have done this. 2.I would have liked to have done this. 3.He has to have done something to deserve this. Pl.explain the grammar involved in these sentences. Perhaps,a subject for a video.Waiting for your next video.
Hi Grey, the video was amazing. You made me realize that learning grammar can be a lot of fun. I am going to write some sentences and hope they are right. I dont know whether to go out for dinner tonight. I am thinking about whether to visit my friends tomorrow. May has not decided whether to move to UK.
I am from California. I find myself rephrasing my sentences in order to use "whether" less often. "I don't know if he'd rather have tea or coffee" vs " I don't know whether he prefers tea or coffee" or "Have you decided if (you are going to) go to college?" VS " Have you decided whether to go to college". (You are going to) gets contracted to (you're gonna) so it gets shortened to (Have you decided if you're gonna go to college), but then is it really important to ask someone if/whether they decided? Most of the time it isn't, so it gets further contracted to " Are you gonna go to college?" then you don't have to use this "if/whether" thing at all. Guess what, if you are having a personal conversation and it is just the 2 of you then it is not necessary to say "Are" if you use upper inflection on the word college "You gonna go to college?" I'm not telling you to write like this but it's fine in conversation. Using inflection to make context might be too advanced.
I suspect some of this lesson is deferential to British usage. I agree with everything in this lesson, but some of the distinctions he presents may not be as rigid in American usage.
oooh What wonderful teacher you are!! beautiful voice & English. I do love your lessons. I will study more examples from your book. Many thanks from Chile. Maria.
Very helpful lesson! I was not sure if there would be new knowledge to me , but I found a few points I didn't used correctly. Thank you so much. I like your British accents too.
I don't know wether you are the best teacher but I can say this lesson is the best explanation I found about wether and if! I appreciate the way you teach us ; thanks ! I'll watch the video again because right now it's still time to sleep, and I didn't care if you talk about "if" is used for more than two options. See you later ! 220801
Hello there!! Thank you for your clear explanation. Well, I have a question. In the sentence when you say we should use whether after a preposition... the exemple is: I am thinking about whether to accept the job. I have learned that after prepositons we should use ING form. So, following this rule the sentence should go like this: I am thinking about whether accpeting the job. Does the word whether in the sentece change this rule? Verb pattern is really confusing ... well, I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you
Well done teacher, l appreciate your efforts. I have a question Which one is correct? The reporter wanted to know if........... to hold hands as........... A- l tried / l feel B- l tried / l had feel c- l had tried / l feel D- he tried / he fall
Excuse me. Could you please make a lesson about words like crooked beloved...etc. when do we pronounce them i d d t or id ? Thank you very much indeed in advance.
Excellent video, as always👍 If I were you, I would be very proud of myself. I don’t know whether to wash dishes so late this time. Sadly, my wife said, whether I like it or not, all dishes must be washed before bed.
And if there is "if" for two options (like - I can't decide if this or that one) should I use some other constructions, like gerund, or should it be infinitive without to? Like: I can't decide if wear yellow or green hat. Thank you so much in advance!
Another great video, Greg. I must confess I do often say "I was wondering whether or not to....." I will try and stop myself! Hope you don't mind me pointing it out but there are typo's which might confuse some students: in the subtitles you have spelt whether as WEATHER - very ironic considering you're talking about rain!! Later you have missed the second 'in' out and put "THINKG" This appears twice in bold in the example you chose. It's a small issue but it lets the otherwise excellent video down.
