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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

If structure.

Hi.

On our honeymoon, Derek told me if I ever divorced him that he'd make sure he would get custody of our son.

I can't get a good grasp of the part I've underlined. Its structure within the whole sentence seems awkward to me. The exact problematic part is the word 'that', which I can't work it out properly.

I expected something like this: On our honeymoon, Derek told me if I ever divorced him, he'd make sure he would get custody of our son.
  

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Persian Learner On our honeymoon, Derek told me if I ever divorced him, he'd make sure he would get custody of our son. Your version is correct. That is wrong in the original sentence.

— Cool Breeze

  • Persian Learner On our honeymoon, Derek told me if I ever divorced him, he'd make sure he would get custody of our son.
  • Your version is correct.
  • That is wrong in the original sentence.
  • CB
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Persian LearnerOn our honeymoon, Derek told me if I ever divorced him, he'd make sure he would get custody of our son.
Your version is correct. That is wrong in the original sentence.

CB
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Persian LearnerThe exact problematic part is the word 'that'
told me that ...

It seems to me a simple fronting of the if-clause, the original version being

Derek told me that {he'd make sure he [would get / got] custody of our son if I ever divorced him}.

They already had a son on their honeymoon?
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CalifJimThey already had a son on their honeymoon?
Yes. They were in a hurry apparently.Emotion: tmi
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Persian Learnerin a hurry
Emotion: smile
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