Language Check Point

Language Check Point

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'

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'.