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Rain14 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Rudundant "that"?

Is this statement correct?

Are you sure that was the number that she was still using?
  

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rain14 Are you sure that was the number that she was still using? It's fine. Note that there are two kinds of that in play here.

— CalifJim

  • rain14 Are you sure that was the number that she was still using?
  • It's fine.
  • Note that there are two kinds of that in play here.
  • "Demonstrative that " That was the number.
  • "Complementizing that " ...
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rain14Are you sure that was the number that she was still using?
It's fine.

Note that there are two kinds of that in play here.
"Demonstrative that" That was the number.
"Complementizing that" ... that she was still using.

The full question (It's not a statement, by the way) is
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