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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

cleft

Can we omit 'that' in a cleft sentence when the focus is an adverbial of time? E.g.
It was not until yesterday (that) I realized he was lying me.
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lying to me The sentence is tolerable and understandable without "that", but I prefer to include it.

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  • lying to me The sentence is tolerable and understandable without "that", but I prefer to include it.
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lying to me

The sentence is tolerable and understandable without "that", but I prefer to include it.
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GPYlying to meThe sentence is tolerable and understandable without "that", but I prefer to include it.
Oh, yes! lying to!
Thank you!!
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