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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"What are you saying that I did wrong?"

I have seen this sentence, "What are you saying that I did wrong?" and I was wondering if "that" is needed in the sentence? As far as I know, what functions as a conjunction so we do not need "that" or is the sentence correct? And then how about this one, "Who do you think that you are?" What do you native English speakers think?

Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

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" and I was wondering if "that" is needed in the sentence? No. You can leave it out or leave it in.

— CalifJim

  • " and I was wondering if "that" is needed in the sentence?
  • No.
  • You can leave it out or leave it in.
  • It comes from a statement in which 'that' is also optional: You are saying (that) I did something (=what) wrong .
  • Hans51 what functions as a conjunction No.
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Hans51"What are you saying that I did wrong?" and I was wondering if "that" is needed in the sentence?
No. You can leave it out or leave it in. It comes from a statement in which 'that' is also optional: You are saying (that) I did something (=what) wrong.
Hans51what functions as a conjunction
No.
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Thank you so much and then can I also say, "Tell me that who you like." and here "that" is also optional, right?
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Hans51"Tell me that who you like" and here "that" is also optional, right?
It’s wrong. The subordinator that is used in declarative, not interrogative, content clauses (I told John (that) he could come over).
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