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Nhật Bình Posted 6 years ago
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That

Could you explain why the meaning of the word that in this sentence ? Does it mean therefore, thus,.... ?

However, many people argue that the time and funding allocated to this well-intentioned enterprise is verging on excess, and THAT these resources should be diverted to projects that directly benefit humans.

  

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The that in capitals is a conjunction like the first that in your sentence. The last that is a relative pronoun. CB

  • The that in capitals is a conjunction like the first that in your sentence.
  • The last that is a relative pronoun.
  • CB
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The that in capitals is a conjunction like the first that in your sentence. The last that is a relative pronoun.

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However, many people argue that the time and funding allocated to this well-intentioned enterprise is verging on excess, and they argue that these resources should be diverted to projects that directly benefit humans.

The subject and verb can be omitted. It is a compound complement.

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