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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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what is the function of 'that' here?
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The goverment has sold us a bill of goods, that if we put more people in prison we are going to be safer.
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The goverment has sold us a bill of goods, that if we put more people in prison we are going to be safer.
Thanks
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" The part in parenthesis is implied, although I'm not sure if it's grammatically correct in your sample sentence, strictly speaking.
- " The part in parenthesis is implied, although I'm not sure if it's grammatically correct in your sample sentence, strictly speaking.
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"The government has sold us a bill of goods (by telling us) that if we put more people in prison, we are going to be safer."
The part in parenthesis is implied, although I'm not sure if it's grammatically correct in your sample sentence, strictly speaking.
The part in parenthesis is implied, although I'm not sure if it's grammatically correct in your sample sentence, strictly speaking.
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