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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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The more the "that", the less the academic English quality?
Hello. I would like to know if it is important and correct to omit the "that" in academic English for improving its quality.
I have found the following advice:
"'The results showed that many people like fruits.'
If you remove the 'that', the meaning of the phrase does not change, and the phrase is not broken by a breath when you read the sentence aloud:
'The results showed many people like fruits.'"
(Source: Marlow, Mariel E. Writing scientific articles like a native English speaker: top ten tips for Portuguese speakers. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2014 Mar; 69(3): 153–157. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3935133/)
The author says, moreover, that the "that" after "suggest", "observed", "found", "show", and "highlight" is also dispensable.
What do you think about "that"?
Thank you!
I have found the following advice:
"'The results showed that many people like fruits.'
If you remove the 'that', the meaning of the phrase does not change, and the phrase is not broken by a breath when you read the sentence aloud:
'The results showed many people like fruits.'"
(Source: Marlow, Mariel E. Writing scientific articles like a native English speaker: top ten tips for Portuguese speakers. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2014 Mar; 69(3): 153–157. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3935133/)
The author says, moreover, that the "that" after "suggest", "observed", "found", "show", and "highlight" is also dispensable.
What do you think about "that"?
Thank you!
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Anonymous What do you think about "that"? Omitting 'that' is less formal.
- Anonymous What do you think about "that"?
- Omitting 'that' is less formal.
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AnonymousWhat do you think about "that"?Omitting 'that' is less formal.
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