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Kapetmeister Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Sentence structure & Grammar

Hey there,


I would really appreciate a little help.

Do you think I can leave out "that" in the sentence below? Would it be correct English?

There is more that unites us than divides us.

(like this..)

There is more unites us than divides us.

It just reads better Emotion: smile


And, I have one more version with "what" instead of "that." Do you think it's correct English?

There is more what unites us than divides us.


Which one of the 3 versions from above is the most correct version?


Thank you so much in advance

Kapet

  

Top answer

Kapetmeister Do you think I can leave out "that" in the sentence below? )There is more unites us than divides us. No: you cannot omit "that" since it functions as the subject of the relative clause.

— BillJ

  • Kapetmeister Do you think I can leave out "that" in the sentence below?
  • )There is more unites us than divides us.
  • No: you cannot omit "that" since it functions as the subject of the relative clause.
  • "That" is normally only omissible when the relative pronoun is not the subject.
  • Which one of the 3 versions from above is the most correct version?
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KapetmeisterDo you think I can leave out "that" in the sentence below? Would it be correct English?There is more that unites us than divides us.(like this..)There is more unites us than divides us.

No: you cannot omit "that" since it functions as the subject of the relative clause. "That" is normally only omissible when the relative pronoun is not the subje

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