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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

That

"The final apparent option appeared to be to pay police officers to secure the event. Merseyside police said it was “not an option at the moment”, but said that was because they had not yet been approached by the party." (The Guardian.)

Is "that" a pronoun meaning “not an option at the moment” in the above?
  

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Anonymous Is "that" a pronoun meaning “not an option at the moment” in the above? No. It means "their saying it", "the fact that they said it" The police said it was "not an option at the moment, but (they) said (that) that (=the fact that they said it) was because they ...

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is "that" a pronoun meaning “not an option at the moment” in the above?
  • No.
  • It means "their saying it", "the fact that they said it" The police said it was "not an option at the moment, but (they) said (that) that (=the fact that they said it) was because they ...
  • , but said (that) the reason they said it was that they ...
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "that" a pronoun meaning “not an option at the moment” in the above?
No. It means "their saying it", "the fact that they said it"

The police said it was "not an option at the moment, but (they) said (that) that (=the fact that they said it) was because they ...
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The police said ..., but said (that) the reason they said it was tha
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Thank you, CJ, for the reply.
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AnonymousThank you, CJ, for the reply.
You're welcome. After thinking about it more, I should say that your interpretation is also valid.

CJ
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