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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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That

"when you get to a place with a woman like that it's so beyond anything physical that when I think

back to when I used to run with you and chase all these gorgeous but shallow women... It's kind of

ridiculous and pathetic."

I don't understand why "that"(the underline) was used in the above sentence.

Can anyone tell me why?

thanks in advance
  

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In conversation, young people typically talk in very long (run-on) sentences with the clauses connected by the conjunction "that". "That" is a much overused word in conversation. Also "like" and "you know".

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  • In conversation, young people typically talk in very long (run-on) sentences with the clauses connected by the conjunction "that".
  • "That" is a much overused word in conversation.
  • Also "like" and "you know".
  • "That" and "so that" are grammatically correct conjunctions.
  • For example: I was so unhappy that I cried myself to sleep.
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In conversation, young people typically talk in very long (run-on) sentences with the clauses connected by the conjunction "that".
"That" is a much overused word in conversation. Also "like" and "you know".

"That" and "so that" are grammatically correct conjunctions. For example:

I was so unhappy that I cried myself to sleep.
The car was so old that it fell apart one
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AnonymousI don't understand why "that"(the underline) was used in the above sentence.

Can anyone tell me why?
that is used to complete the so ... that ... structure.

so beyond anything physical that ... [ i ]t's ... ridiculous and pathetic.

CJ
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