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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Use of word "that"

When should the word "that" be used, or not used?
  

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It's not clear what you really want to know. "That" can be used in a lot of ways. Maybe you are referring to the relative pronoun "that".

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  • It's not clear what you really want to know.
  • "That" can be used in a lot of ways.
  • Maybe you are referring to the relative pronoun "that".
  • If that is the case, then you can leave it out if there is a "new" subject after it.
  • Give me the book that was written by Stephen King.
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It's not clear what you really want to know. "That" can be used in a lot of ways.

Maybe you are referring to the relative pronoun "that". If that is the case, then you can leave it out if there is a "new" subject after it.

Give me the book that was written by Stephen King. - You can't leave it out here.

Give me the book (that) Stephen King wrote. - You ca
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'That' is extremely dynamic and has way too many uses to explain. It can be a pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction and is used in many idioms and that is that.
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"that" can be omitted if it is the logical object of the relative clause. Example as given.
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