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SSY Jung Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

that

Hi everyone

"Job applicants prepare for these questions in the honest belief that that is what it takes to get hired at the top companies these days."

How the two "that" are  different grammatically?

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SSY
  

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The first that is a subordinator introducing a content clause. The second that is a pronoun functioning as subject of the content clause.

  • The first that is a subordinator introducing a content clause.
  • The second that is a pronoun functioning as subject of the content clause.
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The first that is a subordinator introducing a content clause. The second that is a pronoun functioning as subject of the content clause.

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