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hiromichi
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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:46 pm Post subject: abbreviation of a relative pronoun |
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Mr. Boehner earned raucous applause from his Republican conference despite days of resistance from some of his most conservative members THAT tied his legislative strategy in knots.
As in the above, THAT should not be omitted while it is below.
Mr. Boehner earned raucous applause from his Republican conference despite days of resistance from some of his most conservative members tied his legislative strategy in knots.
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: abbreviation of a relative pronoun |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
Mr. Boehner earned raucous applause from his Republican conference despite days of resistance from some of his most conservative members THAT tied his legislative strategy in knots.
As in the above, THAT should not be omitted while it is below.
Mr. Boehner earned raucous applause from his Republican conference despite days of resistance from some of his most conservative members tied his legislative strategy in knots. |
I don't understand your question. I don't think you can delete the "that" but you can replace it with "which".  |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Lorikeet:
Thank you.
It is the New Yok Times that made a mistake of omitting THAT.
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