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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

We consider that is our duty to obey the laws.

We consider that is our duty to obey the laws.

We consider it is our duty to obey the laws.

Do both of the above sound right and mean pretty much the same? Thanks.
  

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You need an 'it' in the first sentence. Otherwise, you are right.
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Mister MicawberYou need an 'it' in the first sentence. Otherwise, you are right.

Thanks, Mister.

But what's wrong with "that" in the first sample?
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Angliholic
Mister MicawberYou need an 'it' in the first sentence. Otherwise, you are right.

Thanks, Mister.

But what's wrong with "that" in the first sample?
You didn't get it:

We consider that it is our duty to obey the laws.
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Marius Hancu
Angliholic
Mister MicawberYou need an 'it' in the first sentence. Otherwise, you are right.

Thanks, Mister.

But what's wrong with "that" in the first sample?

You didn't get it:

We consider that it is our duty to obey the laws.
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For clarity:


We consider that that is our duty.

We consider that it is our duty to obey the laws.
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We must obey laws. We consider that to be our duty.
We must obey laws. We consider that that is our duty.
We must obey laws. We consider that it is our duty to do so.
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Marius HancuFor clarity:

We consider that that is our duty.

We consider that it is our duty to obey the laws.

Thanks, Marius.

But why couldn't we omit the first "that" in your first sample so that it might appear clear?

We consider (that) that is our duty.

We consider (that) that is our duty
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Read the versions by GG.
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Grammar GeekWe must obey laws. We consider that to be our duty.
We must obey laws. We consider that that is our duty.
We must obey laws. We consider that it is our duty to do so.

Thanks, GG and Marius.

Now I seem to find out where the key problem is. Why can't the pronoun "that," the second "that" in the following in bold, r
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