Language Check Point
8th English : Unit 3 : Prose : Sir Isaac Newton - The Ingenious Scientist
Grammar Rule 1
Correct: ✓ Correct
I cannot say if he has passed the exam or not.
Incorrect:
I cannot say whether he has passed the exam or not.
Explanation:
'Whether' is followed by 'or'
Grammar Rule 2
Correct: ✓ Correct
Hardly had she seen her aunt when she stopped fighting.
Incorrect:
Hardly had she seen her aunt than she stopped fighting.
Explanation:
Hardly' is always followed by 'than'.