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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The role of "that"

Backed by an expensive ad campaign, Campbell introduced its product in about 570 retail food outlets, and the signs are good that the soup will be a hit.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know if "that" clause indicates the result of the effect, "the signs are good."?in other words, that means ", so that."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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" No. " "It seems that the soup will be a hit" would be a similar construction.

— Ozzourti

  • " No.
  • " "It seems that the soup will be a hit" would be a similar construction.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "that" clause indicates the result of the effect, "the signs are good."?in other words, that means ", so that."
No. It introduces the (declarative) content clause "[that] the soup will be a hit."

"It seems that the soup will be a hit" would be a similar construction.
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Thank you, ozzourti, for your kind answer. Emotion: smile
I think in "it seems that the soup will be a hit", "that" clause is a complement of
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I wonder whether you could also look at it as meaning "the signs that the soup will be a hit.are good", i.e. "that the soup will be a hit" modifies "signs".
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Thank you, GPY, for your kind answer. Emotion: smile
I also thought of "that" clause modifying "the signs." However, I thought "the signs are
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park sang joonHowever, I thought "the signs are so good that the soup will be a hit" is natural, but that"the signs that the soup will be a hit are good" is a little awkward.
I agree that the first one reads more smoothly.
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