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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Notice that

Over the next few months you will notice that your paper invoices and receipts are no longer sent to you in post.
I read the sentence in Chemist and Druggist magazine.
What is the grammatical function of " that" here? Could someone please break down the sentences and explain to me in terms of parts of speech? Does " that" introduce something or modifying something here?
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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"that" introduces a "that" clause; its purpose is basically to allow a clause (here "your paper invoices and receipts are no longer sent to you in post") to work like a noun, for example so it can be the subject or object of a verb, in this case the object of "notice".

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  • "that" introduces a "that" clause; its purpose is basically to allow a clause (here "your paper invoices and receipts are no longer sent to you in post") to work like a noun, for example so it can be the subject or object of a verb, in this case the object of "notice".
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"that" introduces a "that" clause; its purpose is basically to allow a clause (here "your paper invoices and receipts are no longer sent to you in post") to work like a noun, for example so it can be the subject or object of a verb, in this case the object of "notice".
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is it a conjunction or A PRONOUN?
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It is not a pronoun. In this usage, it is normally it is classified as a conjunction, as far as I know. Since a conjunction is supposed to be a "joining word", this classification seems to depend on "that" being viewed as "joining" (in this example) "you will notice" and "your paper invoices and receipts are no longer sent to you in post". You could alternatively argue that "that your paper invoic
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JigneshbharatiOver the next few months you will notice that your paper invoices and receipts are no longer sent to you in post.
You should replace "in" with by, before "post".
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