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Jenaponnn Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

When to use "that"?

1.They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.
2.Tina asked the man that where the entance was.

Why the sentens are wrong?
  

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Hi, Jenaponnn. Welcome to the Forum. They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.

— Blue Jay

  • Hi, Jenaponnn.
  • Welcome to the Forum.
  • They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.
  • Tina asked the man that where the ent r ance was.
  • The second sentence could be changed to make that possible, for example, "Tina asked the man that was standing there where the entrance was" .
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Hi, Jenaponnn. Welcome to the Forum.

1.They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.
2.Tina asked the man that where the entrance was.

The second sentence could be changed to make that
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Blue Jay1.They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.
1.They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.

"that" is a pronoun and "where to buy the ticket" its appositive in the sentence, isn't it?
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No, that can be a pronoun, but it doesn't belong in these sentences of yours at all.
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Jenaponnn 1.They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.2.Tina asked the man that where the entance was.Why the sentens are wrong?
The sentences are wrong because a sentence has only one direct object, and these have two direct objects.

X He gave me a newspaper a cup of coffee. This is wrong.
The
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AlpheccaStarsThey couldn't make that out.They couldn't make out where to buy the ticket.
Is it correct They couldn't make that out where to buy the ticket?

I mean that the pronoun that, the object of the verb couldn't make out, stands for its appositive where to buy ticket. I know the pronoun that is superfluous here
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AnonymousI mean that the pronoun that, the object of the verb couldn't make out, stands for its appositive where to buy ticket.
It is incorrect. An appositive is a noun (or phrase) placed next to another noun that gives more detail, as in the following sentence:

I spoke to the club's president, Ms. Rebecca Silas, about the tickets.
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AlpheccaStars AnonymousI mean that the pronoun that, the object of the verb couldn't make out, stands for its appositive where to buy ticket.It is incorrect. An appositive is a noun that explains or details another noun, as in the following sentence:I spoke to the club's president, Ms. Rebecca Silas, about the tickets. The the only way to make your sentence correct is to
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Jenaponnn 1.They couldn't make out that where to buy the ticket.2.Tina asked the man that where the entrance was.Why the sentens are the sentences wrong?
They are wrong because the have 'that' in front of indirect questions. Remove 'that' in both sentences and both will be fine
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How about this sentense?
Now she is convinced "that" good health weights more than all the gold and silver and "that" it should not be taken for granted.

Can I not write "that"?
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JenaponnnHow about this sentence? Now she is convinced "that" good health weights is worth more than all the gold and silver and "that" it should not be taken for granted. Can I not write "that"?
Yes. That is fine in both places here.
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