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Joseph A Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Decided Or Decided that
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Is the word "that" optional in the following sentence?
Smollett decided (that) Silver and most of the crew should go ashore.
Regards,
JA
Is the word "that" optional in the following sentence?
Smollett decided (that) Silver and most of the crew should go ashore.
Regards,
JA
Top answer
It could be omitted but I prefer it left in.
- It could be omitted but I prefer it left in.
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Joseph A"that" optional
When 'that' introduces a content clause, it's optional after all short introductory clauses like the following:
[someone]
said (that)
knew (that)
thought (that)
decided (that)
felt (that)
hoped (that)
guessed (that)
promised (that)
expected (that)
...
The list is enormously long, bu
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