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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
'That' optional or mandatory?
Hi teachers,
According to this direct speech sentence:
Baxter shouted, “There’s someone on a bike and he’s going to get off.”
Are both 'thats' optional or mandatory?
Baxter shouted that there was someone on a bike and that he was going to get off.
Thanks in advance.
According to this direct speech sentence:
Baxter shouted, “There’s someone on a bike and he’s going to get off.”
Are both 'thats' optional or mandatory?
Baxter shouted that there was someone on a bike and that he was going to get off.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
For formality's sake, yes.
- For formality's sake, yes.
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Mister MicawberFor formality's sake, yes.Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you for your reply. Mandatory then.
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