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Teo
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 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:50 am Post subject: omission of that (noun clause) |
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1. He told me that his mother was ill.
2. The trouble is that I sing out of tune.
3. That opinions will differ is inevitable.
4. It is inevitable that opinions will differ.
In #1 & #2, the that can be omitted. In #3, the omission is not possible.
Can we omit the that in #4?
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4 sounds much better with "that"; I would keep "that".
Especially while one is learning about "that", it is better to use it when you are not sure if it is really needed or not.
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Teo
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: inevitable |
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Thank you. I have corrected the typos.
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