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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Rarely sick that

Is this sentence correct?
You are rarely sick that you miss work.

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Top answer

No. It is an incorrect use of "that" to join two ideas. You can say, for example: You rarely miss work because of illness.

— GPY

  • No.
  • It is an incorrect use of "that" to join two ideas.
  • You can say, for example: You rarely miss work because of illness.
  • You rarely take time off sick.
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No. It is an incorrect use of "that" to join two ideas. You can say, for example:

You rarely miss work because of illness.
You rarely take time off sick.
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AnonymousYou are rarely so sick that you miss work.
You can correct it as shown above.

CJ
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CalifJimAnonymousYou are rarely so sick that you miss work.You can correct it as shown above.
Though I don't know for certain, my feeling is that this was probably not meant.
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Though I don't know for certain, my feeling is that the OP accidentally omitted "so".

CJ
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CalifJimThough I don't know for certain, my feeling is that the OP accidentally omitted "so".
So I see.
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