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Kartik Raj Kanna Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is 'that' used or not?

Here is a sentance. Please, check if it is correct or not.


He thought that if he was caught, he will be punished
Is it just "If" or "That if". Thank You
  

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Here is a sentance. Please, check if it is correct or not. He thought that if he was caught, he will be punished Is it just "If" or "That if".

  • Here is a sentance.
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  • He thought that if he was caught, he will be punished Is it just "If" or "That if".
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  • He thought that if he was caught, he would be punished.
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Here is a sentance. Please, check if it is correct or not.

He thought that if he was caught, he will be punished
Is it just "If" or "That if". Thank You

No. He thought that if he was caught, he would be punished.

'That' is all right here. 'That' is introducing the noun clause- 'he would be punished'.
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Thank You. Well, it did not sound well. That is the reason I got this doubt.

KRK

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