Whether Vs If. Sometimes such usage can pass but sometimes whether is the only choice. After the election we asked whether the parties should change their leaders their policies or both.
If is used as a conjunction and a noun while the word whether is simply used as a conjunction. Sometimes such usage can pass but sometimes whether is the only choice. After the election we asked whether the parties should change their leaders their policies or both.
The formal rule is to use if when you have a conditional sentence and whether when you are showing that two alternatives are possible.
What is the difference between if and whether. The word if is used in the sense of condition. We prefer whether with or when there is more than one alternative in the indirect question. Remember if is used when the sentence is conditional.
