Question

Am I all right?
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but
the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he
telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gibert
said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been
successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home
and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the
caller if he was a relative of the patient. "No' the patient answered, 'I am Mr. John Gilbert.' ALEXANDER LG
Practice and progress. Longman. London, 1978.
A synonym for the word whether in the first line) can be
a) what
b) weather
c) wherever
d) if
e) infer.

Answer 1

Resposta:

Item D

Explicação:

Na primeira linha, temos whether presente em "While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful". Nesse caso, whether tem o sentido de se, logo podemos substituí-lo pelo if.