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What is the grammatical form and function of "that"?
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“That” belongs to the category ‘subordinator’, and its function is that of ‘marker’. It is introducing the declarative content clause “they didn’t know how”.
- “That” belongs to the category ‘subordinator’, and its function is that of ‘marker’.
- It is introducing the declarative content clause “they didn’t know how”.
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“That” belongs to the category ‘subordinator’, and its function is that of ‘marker’. It is introducing the declarative content clause “they didn’t know how”.
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