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Ryansamturner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Reduction of the word 'that'.
I have been told to try and eliminate using the word 'that' where possible. Is this true?
In my example below, do you feel that it would benefit to remove 'that'.
'''''She told me to go home and get a proper night’s sleep, but I couldn’t leave her, not after all she’d been through and the current state that she was in.'''''
In my example below, do you feel that it would benefit to remove 'that'.
'''''She told me to go home and get a proper night’s sleep, but I couldn’t leave her, not after all she’d been through and the current state that she was in.'''''
Top answer
It's entirely optional in that context. Go with whichever form sounds better to you. I have no preference either way.
- It's entirely optional in that context.
- Go with whichever form sounds better to you.
- I have no preference either way.
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It's entirely optional in that context.
Go with whichever form sounds better to you.
I have no preference either way.
Go with whichever form sounds better to you.
I have no preference either way.
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It's doesn't sound so comforting without the 'that' in that context.
Using 'that' over there seems more informative.
Using 'that' over there seems more informative.
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ryansamturnerI have been told to try and eliminate using the word 'that' where possible. Is this true?I’ll take your word for it.
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ryansamturnerI have been told to try and eliminate using the word 'that' where possible. Is this true?Certainly not as a general principle.
However, some teachers of composition say that the avoidance of unnecessary words is a characteristic of a good writing style.
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