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Diamondrg Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

noun clause

_____ he is a very rich man doen't provide him a(n)_____ before the judge.

A)The fact/advantage
B)That/advantage

Does the word "fact" require "that" all the time? Is A wrong?
  

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Hello Diamond, I would change "provide" to "give" (or possibly "provide with") in both sentences. They would then both be correct, to my mind; though the version with "that" might sound old-fashioned to some. ("The fact he's", "the fact she's", etc.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Diamond, I would change "provide" to "give" (or possibly "provide with") in both sentences.
  • They would then both be correct, to my mind; though the version with "that" might sound old-fashioned to some.
  • ("The fact he's", "the fact she's", etc.
  • g.
  • ) Best wishes, MrP
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Hello Diamond,

I would change "provide" to "give" (or possibly "provide with") in both sentences. They would then both be correct, to my mind; though the version with "that" might sound old-fashioned to some.

("The fact he's", "the fact she's", etc. are quite common in e.g. conversation.)

Best wishes,

MrP
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I think it should be "does not give (or 'provide him with'?) him an advantage before the judge". No idea how to use "fact" in this sentence...
DiamondrgDoes the word "fact" require "that" all the time?
No. Often you'll find usages like "the fact that...", but "...the fact of..." is also possible. 
EDIT: Ooops, having missed the first underscore, I have been
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