That-clauses are used to report statements.

  • My friend recommended that I try this restaurant.
  • She said that she'd had the salmon.

That-clauses can be used in conjunction with Wh-clauses.

  • I know that what I did was wrong.
  • He said that whether we had experience or not did not matter.

Wh-clauses are used to report questions with "wh" question words (where, why, when, whether, who, etc.)

  • I was asked whether or not I was married.
  • She asked him how the task should be done correctly.

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