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Panda blue 483 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Subordinate clauses

It's that combination of charm and menace— that is extremely rare for actors to deliver on—that makes the performance respectable.

Is this OK as written with the repetition of 'that' ?




He called his son for the first time in years, which despite being hard for him, turned out alright.

He called his son for the first time in years, which despite being hard for him, it turned out alright.


Are these both OK with which leading into a phrase and a complete sentence ?

  

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It's that combination of charm and menace— that is extremely rare for actors to deliver on— that makes the performance respectable. Is this OK as written with the repetition of 'that' ? <<<< Yes, it's fine.

— Clive

  • It's that combination of charm and menace— that is extremely rare for actors to deliver on— that makes the performance respectable.
  • Is this OK as written with the repetition of 'that' ?
  • <<<< Yes, it's fine.
  • But don't get into the habit of using a lot of dashes.
  • They can make your sentences seem disorganized and overly dramatic.
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It's that combination of charm and menace— that is extremely rare for actors to deliver on—that makes the performance respectable.

Is this OK as written with the repetition of 'that' ? <<<< Yes, it's fine. But don't get into the habit of using a lot of dashes. They can make your sentences seem disorganized and overly dramatic. You could use commas here instead.

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panda blue 483It's that combination of charm and menace — that which is extremely rare for actors to deliver on — that makes the performance respectable.Is this OK as written with the repetition of 'that' ?

It's wrong as you've written it. The dashes mark the relative clause as being a non-defining one,

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