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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

omission of that

01. They claimed 01i00that the streets are clean, the rubbish is regularly collected, and the crime rate is low.02i02br
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002. They claimed 01i00that the streets are clean, that the rubbish is regularly collected, and that the crime rate is low.02i02br
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003. I believe 01i00that you've done your best and that things will improve.02i02br
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004. I believe (01i00that) you've done your best and things will improve.02i02br
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00A grammar book says that when 01i00that-02i00clauses are coordinated, the second 01i00that02i00 should not be omitted.02br
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00If that rule is true, sentence #1 should be rewritten as #2. Am I right?02br
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00Which of the above four sentences do you think is not acceptable? 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001. 02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 002. 02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 003.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001.
  • 02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 002.
  • 02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 003.
  • 02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 004.
  • 02font 00 I'd say that you can either omit the second 'that' or include it.
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. They claimed 01i00that the streets are clean, the rubbish is regularly collected, and the crime rate is low.02i02font02br
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01font002. They claimed 01i00that the streets are clean, that the rubbish is regularly collected, and that the cr
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01cite10Clive12cite10I think it depends on a number of factors, eg your idea of style, the length of the clauses involved, 11i11b10the degree to which 'that' is needed to make the meaning clear12b12i10.12blockquote
10(EX-1) She thought her mother was stupid and she maintained the
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Paco2004(EX-1) She thought her mother was stupid and she maintained the relationship with him.
Excuse me, could you or anyone tell me which is the reported speech, only the red part, or both the red and blue par
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Hi,

There's no reported speech here. There's no suggestion she actually said anything. The sentence simply describes her opinion and her action.
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Thanks, clive, I seemed to have chosen the wrong words to describe what I was asking.

Is the blue part independent from the red part? I mean, is the blue associated with the verb "thought"?
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Hi,

She thought her mother was stupid and she maintained the relationship with him.


Is the blue part independent from the red part? I mean, is the blue associated with the verb "thought"?

It's not a well-written sentence, because it is not clear which woman the second 'she' re
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