Whether or not it is a conjuntion ?

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Please looks at the following sentences.
A) I'm interested in watching a TV.
A')I'm interested that youth unemployment in France is 25 per cent.
B) I'm certain about getting married with her.
B')I'm certain that I met you once.
C) I'm assured of your success.
C')I'm assured that they would like this music too.

Q) Why were preposition gone when using that clauses ? Are "that" not "that" of that clauses,but indicating a kind of conjunction? That's why, No need preposition ?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Son JamesWhy ~~were~~ is a preposition ~~gone~~ not used when using "that" clauses?

That's just the way that English works.

Many expressions can be followed by a prepositional phrase OR a that clause. When you use the form with a preposition, you don't use a that clause.

CJ

BillJ · Answer

You're on the right lines. The "that" in that-clauses is a subordinating conjunction introducing a finite clause. Prepositions are not required with that-clauses. In your other examples, the complements are preposition phrases introduced by the preps "in", "about" and "of".

Although that-clauses and prep phrases can sometimes have similar meanings, they have several grammatical differences. Firstly, that-clauses are finite, whereas the clauses that follow preps may be non-finite. Secondly, the subordinating conjunction "that" is often omissible (it is in your B and C examples) whereas the preposition that heads a prep phrase is obligatory. And thirdly, that-clauses are almost always complements whereas prep phrases are very often optional adjuncts (adverbials).

BillJ

Son James · Answer

Thank you so much for your concrete explanation. I could clearly know about what "that" clause is thanks to you.
Thanks again.

Son James · Answer

In fact, I tried to use " be not used" instead of "be gone".  You have corrected me. Thanks again. Mr.CJ.

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