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Chomool Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
omit 'that'?!
A device that reduces the need for walking, one of the healthiest activity known to man, may strike many people as the last thing (that) our culture needs.
why and when 'that' can be omitted, letting alone those followed by pronoun?
why and when 'that' can be omitted, letting alone those followed by pronoun?
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chomool why and when 'that' can be omitted, letting alone those followed by pronoun? 'That' is optional (if informal) when no confusion results or when it is the subject of the clause, as here: The books that move me most are Hemingway's.
- chomool why and when 'that' can be omitted, letting alone those followed by pronoun?
- 'That' is optional (if informal) when no confusion results or when it is the subject of the clause, as here: The books that move me most are Hemingway's.
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chomoolwhy and when 'that' can be omitted, letting alone those followed by pronoun?'That' is optional (if informal) when no confusion results or when it is the subject of the clause, as here:
The books that move me most are Hemingway's.
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I think Mr M means that that is optional when it is the object of the clause. In his example that is the subject and cannot be omitted. In this sentence that is an object: The books [that/which] I like best are seldom best-sellers.
The relative pronoun is also optional when a preposition occurs at the end of a restric
The relative pronoun is also optional when a preposition occurs at the end of a restric
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Cool BreezeI think Mr M means that that is optional when it is the object of the clause.Yes, right. Thanks, CB.
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