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[sejpdw]

" Martin James, a professional treasure hunter points out that not all of his discoveries are as dramatic as that, and treausre hunting is much less romantic than it sounds."

In this sentence, I think that Martin also points out that " treasure hunting is..." In this case, " as that, and that treasure hunting..." seems to be right. I've learned that "the second that" like in this sentence can't be omitted.

What's your opinion?

[CP]

Suppose you re-wrote it as:

"Martin James, a professional treasure hunter, points out that (1) not all of his discoveries are as dramatic as that, and (2) treasure hunting is much less romantic than it sounds."

(Spelling corrected; comma added after hunter.)

Then the second "that" is not needed. But if you wanted a second "that" and also used the numbers, it would have to be:

"Martin James, a professional treasure hunter, points out (1) that not all of his discoveries are as dramatic as that, and (2) that treasure hunting is much less romantic than it sounds."
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