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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The usage of "that"

Can someone brief me on the usage of that especially in the context of relative clause.

sometimes i m rather confused by sentence as such

1. I did not know they had informed you. (Should there be a "that" after know?)
2. She told me she had given birth a baby boy. (Should there be a "that" after me?)

thank you.
  

Top answer

Those are the easy ones. "That" is understood. It's sort of an ugly word, so as long as the meaning of the sentence is clear without it, we omit it.

— Avangi

  • Those are the easy ones.
  • "That" is understood.
  • It's sort of an ugly word, so as long as the meaning of the sentence is clear without it, we omit it.
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Those are the easy ones. "That" is understood. It's sort of an ugly word, so as long as the meaning of the sentence is clear without it, we omit it.
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AnonymousCan someone brief me on the usage of that especially in the context of relative clause.

1. I did not know they had informed you. (Should there be a "that" after know?)
2. She told me she had given birth to a baby boy. (Should there be a "that" after me?)

As Avangi has told you, that isn
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Thanks, CB.
Anonymous the usage of that especially in the context of relative clause.
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