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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
dropping a noun
Is "I have a problem with that" correct? Doesn't the "that" need a noun after it?
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It may show that the person wants to stop and review some point before moving on in the conversation. ' Thanks
- It may show that the person wants to stop and review some point before moving on in the conversation.
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It may show that the person wants to stop and review some point before moving on in the conversation. 'I have a problem with that (so stop before moving on, so I can take a minute to better understand.)' For instance, 'I have a problem with that being said and...' Thanks
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Hi,
'That' is used here as a demonstrative pronoun, to refer to some thing, some idea, some point. some comment, made earlier in the conversation. It doesn't have to be followed by a noun.
A simpler example is
eg Look at her hat. I don'
'That' is used here as a demonstrative pronoun, to refer to some thing, some idea, some point. some comment, made earlier in the conversation. It doesn't have to be followed by a noun.
A simpler example is
eg Look at her hat. I don'
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eg 'Interesting. I like that.' -It's impressive. You decide what's worth highlighting. Thanks
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