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Alfredo said he wanted to go to the beach too, but I told him we
had too many people unless someone else agreed to drive so that
we could take two cars.
weather, whether, rather
Weather includes natural phenomena such as
temperature, rainfall, and wind velocity.
Whether indicates the existence of two
possibilities and is often paired with or not.
Rather means prefer to and indicates a
choice.
The weather was too cold for our picnic on the beach.
Tania is not sure whether to take a computer course or a biology
course.
Would you rather eat barbecue at Pig in a Pit or Satterfield’s?
