Standard English ConventionsVery hardNo punctuation before the second whether
Standard English Conventions practice question
The question is not whether we can afford the repairs but ____ we can afford to delay them.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whetherCorrect
- B. whether,
- C. , whether
- D. ; whether
Answer: A. whether
Not whether X but whether Y needs no punctuation around the second whether.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. whether,
- A comma after whether breaks the clause.
- C. , whether
- A comma before whether breaks the not-but pairing.
- D. ; whether
- A semicolon leaves a fragment after it.
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