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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

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To discern that natural virtues antagonize surrender to God, is to bring our soul into the centre of its greatest battle.

Q) What is the function or grammatical term for "that" in the sentence above?
  

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The function of the term "THAT" in your sentence is a relative pronoun. It introduces the noun clause (natural virtues antagonize surrender to ***) and it becomes the object of the infinitive (To discern).

— Anonymous

  • The function of the term "THAT" in your sentence is a relative pronoun.
  • It introduces the noun clause (natural virtues antagonize surrender to ***) and it becomes the object of the infinitive (To discern).
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The function of the term "THAT" in your sentence is a relative pronoun. It introduces the noun clause (natural virtues antagonize surrender to ***) and it becomes the object of the infinitive (To discern).
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I’m not certain what it is, but I am certain it’s not a relative pronoun. If I had to guess, I’d say complementizer.
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Aspara GusI am certain it’s not a relative pronoun.
You are right. It is not.
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moon7296To discern that natural virtues antagonize surrender to ***, is to bring our soul into the centre of its greatest battle.Q) What is the function or grammatical term for "that" in the sentence above?
[To discern that natural virtues antagonize surrender to ***], is to bring our soul into the centre of its greatest battle.

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