Is it grammatically right to omit "whether" in this sentence: They will follow you no matter you feed them or not? Why so?

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Omitting "whether" in this sentence is fine as you have already written "no matter." No matter is itself used for an "if" situation.
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This sentence is not grammatically correct. It should be "They will follow you regardless of whether or not you them."
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A better sentence would be - "They will follow you whether you feed them or not."
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In this sentence "whether is acting as an article, you can omit it but I would replace it with "if. You need an article to make the sentence a complete and logical thought, expressed in words.
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Absolutely.... In speaking language it is acceptable...
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NO U CANT OMIT WHETHER GRAMMATICALLY THE GOES LIKE THIS THEY WILL FOLLOW YOU NO MATTER WHETHER YOU FEED THEM OR NOT
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It is grammatically incorrect. It doesn't sound like a question either, therefore the usage of "?" is questionable! Either you can say: "They will follow you despite you feed them or not" - which is usual Or: "(It) doesn't matter you feed them or not, they will still follow you" - which also is common Alternatively...
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It is grammatically incorrect. It doesn't sound like a question either, therefore the usage of "?" is questionable! Either you can say: "They will follow you despite you feed them or not" - which is usual Or: "(It) doesn't matter you feed them or not, they will still follow you" - which also is common Alternatively you can say: "They will follow you, whether you feed them or not"which is a rare way of sentence construction in English. read less
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