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Bhikkhu1991 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Grammatical sentence with 'that is'

Hello,

I appreciate your clarifications, that is, in Sam's reply and in the following one.

Could you please check if the above underlined phrases in bold are grammatically correct?

What is the syntax used after 'that is' in sentence constructions? In other words, what grammatical words are required immediately after every 'that is'?

I hope to hear from you.

Thank you.

With best wishes.
  

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This is OK: I appreciate your clarifications, that is, in Sam's reply and in the following one. e. that is , (by way of explanation, clarification, or an example); more accurately: 'I read the book, that is, I read most of it'.

— Mister Micawber

  • This is OK: I appreciate your clarifications, that is, in Sam's reply and in the following one.
  • e.
  • that is , (by way of explanation, clarification, or an example); more accurately: 'I read the book, that is, I read most of it'.
  • Also, 'that is to say'.
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This is OK:

I appreciate your clarifications, that is, in Sam's reply and in the following one.

that is = i.e.

that is, (by way of explanation, clarification, or an example); more accurately: 'I read the book, that is, I read most of it'. Also, 'that is to say'.
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I believe "I read the book, that is, I read most of it." is incorrect. The clause "I read most of it" is not a definitive clarification that the book was read. It actually tells us the opposite. We aren't even able to infer what was read and what was not.

Also, "that is" must be able to be replaced by the phrase "in other words", and the sentence will still be correct and fluid. Doing so
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