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Ezfred0131 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Usage of 'that'

I've been a passive visitor to this forum for quite some time now. I must say I've learnt a lot visiting this forum and I thank everyone who've made this happen. Here's a question (my first question!Emotion: smile) on whether 'that' can be used in the following:

I'm going out to meet someone who I know.
I'm going out to meet someone that I know.
I'm going out to meet someone I know.

make sure you get it done by eob today.
make sure that you get it done by eob today.

Could someone please tell me which among the above are valid constructs. Thanks in advance!
  

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"I'm going out to meet someone I know." and "Make sure you get it done by end of business today." are best. But "Make sure that you get it done by end of business today." is fine.
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"Make sure you get it done by end of business today."

Sir, I want to know when 'that' can be used in these type of sentences.
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ezfred0131whether 'that' can be used in the following
Yes. that can be used. (Or omitted.) It's not a problem either way.
CJ
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Use "who" for people, "that" for things. In the sentence you posted, a strict grammarian would choose "None of the above." The correct sentence is "I'm going out to meet someone whom I know."

Besides plunging you into the who/whom problem, that sentence forces you to sound unnatural. Very few people use whom in ordinary speech.

So I would opt for "I'm going o
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