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Rambharosey Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Different usages of 'that'..

The glass that I used to drink my water in, is broken.

In the above case, 'that' is used as a relative pronoun, modifying 'glass'.

So far so good. Now, lets look at the following sentence:

I wish that there are no natural calamities.

How is 'that' used in the above sentence? I don't think 'that' is used here as a relative pronoun.

Can someone kindly clarify.

Thanks,
Bharosey.
  

Top answer

rambharosey The glass that I used to drink my water in, is broken. If you stand in the glass while you drink, the above sentence is almost correct. I think you mean: The glass [that/which] I used to drink my water from is broken.

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  • rambharosey The glass that I used to drink my water in, is broken.
  • If you stand in the glass while you drink, the above sentence is almost correct.
  • I think you mean: The glass [that/which] I used to drink my water from is broken.
  • ) rambharosey I wish that there were no natural calamities.
  • After I wish, are is wrong.
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rambharoseyThe glass that I used to drink my water in, is broken.
If you stand in the glass while you drink, the above sentence is almost correct.
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That is a conjunction. It introduces the noun clause 'there are no natural calamities'.
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