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That
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Could anybody tell me the below "that" referring to which word or sentence.
A collective sense of relief resonated across America yesterday, now that a federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been.
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Could anybody tell me the below "that" referring to which word or sentence.
A collective sense of relief resonated across America yesterday, now that a federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been.
Thanks
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It is not a demonstrative pronoun; it is a conjunction.
- It is not a demonstrative pronoun; it is a conjunction.
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"That" is being used as a conjunction to demonstrate how two clauses are directly related.
"A collective sense of relief resonated across America yesterday."
"A federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been."
Those are your two clauses. In order to link them together, you're using "that" as your conjunction. "That" is demonstrating how one clause is
"A collective sense of relief resonated across America yesterday."
"A federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been."
Those are your two clauses. In order to link them together, you're using "that" as your conjunction. "That" is demonstrating how one clause is
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Qut"that"The expression is "now that ...", and it means, "considering that ... now ..." or "if you consider that ... now ..." or "given that at this time ..."
Relief resonated across America, considering that a shutdown is now merely a thought ...
It's the same use of "that" as in
He said that he would be late.
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