Which is right, "is it worth while" or "is it worthwhile"? And is "you broke up your good family because of gambling. Is it worth while?” the right way to say so?

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Hey Sandeep, Worthwhile is an adjective...meaning...worth the time spent... Wrong: "you broke up your good family because of gambling. Is it worth while?” Right: "you broke your good family up because of gambling. Was it worthwhile?” Please note that the first tense is past tense...broke, hence the...
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Hey Sandeep, Worthwhile is an adjective...meaning...worth the time spent... Wrong: "you broke up your good family because of gambling. Is it worth while?” Right: "you broke your good family up because of gambling. Was it worthwhile?” Please note that the first tense is past tense...broke, hence the second also has to be past.. was, to add to it worthwhile is a single word Regards read less
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Dear Sandeep Worthwhile is a correct phrase.
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To answer your former question, the correct phrase is "Is it worthwhile?" To answer your second question, you can rephrase as, "You broke all your relationships with your family due to gambling. Do you think it was worth it?"
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Hey Sandeep, Worthwhile is an adjective...meaning...worth the time spent... Wrong: "you broke up your good family because of gambling. Is it worth while?” Right: "you broke your good family up because of gambling. Was it worthwhile?” Please note that the first tense is past tense...broke, hence the second...
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Hey Sandeep, Worthwhile is an adjective...meaning...worth the time spent... Wrong: "you broke up your good family because of gambling. Is it worth while?” Right: "you broke your good family up because of gambling. Was it worthwhile?” Please note that the first tense is past tense...broke, hence the second also has to be past.. was, to add to it worthwhile is a single word Regards read less
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Your 1st sentence has worthwhile but it solely depends upon the way a sentence is said and the 2nd method means worth it
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Is it worthwhile? is correct as it is being followed by the act and the question is asked for the confirmation of the content.
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