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Is this question correct without that?
Is this question correct?
What important person you were expecting didn't come to the party?
Or must I add "that":
What important person that you were expecting didn't come to the party?
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Who is modified by the 'that' clause?
When I re-reading the sentence, I found that I don't fully understand it:
From the crude spark-gap transmitters and “cat’s-whisker” detectors at its beginning, the first half century brought an era ...
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This/That for things that have just been mentioned
I have a question related to the use of the determiners "this" and "that". In fact, I searched this forum, and none of the threads provided me with the answer.
There are two ...
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"It's raining in Paris. This is why nobody is sunbathing there now." — Raining is far away from the speaker so "this" can't be used here, right?
My conclusion from ell.stackexchange.com:
(1) It's raining. This is why nobody is sunbathing now. — natural
(2) It's raining. That is why nobody is sunbathing now. — natural
The choice of "this&...
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"It's raining. This is why nobody is sunbathing now." — "this" is natural. "It's raining. This is why I won't go out." — "this" is unnatural. Why?
thefreedictionary.com:
(1a) It's raining. This is why nobody is sunbathing now. — natural
(1b) It's raining. That is why nobody is sunbathing now. — natural
wordreference.com:
(2a) It's raining. ...
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What verb phrases can I replace with "do it" or "do that"? E.g.: "-I noticed a small crack in the wall. -I did it too / I did that too." — Is this OK?
from an answer on ell.stackexchange.com:
only certain kinds of actions can be "done"
I'm interested in what verb phrases can be replaced with "do + direct object" and what verb ...
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Can you solve this math problem? ~ It/That looks difficult
Mary: Can you solve this math problem?
Susan: It/That looks difficult.
Which should I use, It or That?
I am confused because "it" and "that" both correspond to the same Japanese ...
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I wanna know the exact meaning of mysterious 'that' in the beginning of the speech [closed]
I don't know the meaning of mysterious 'that' in the beginning of the clip. the address of the clip is here. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t7OA_8cvLUc
(That I get really shy when I am speaking ...
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"The movie was <so bad that> <so that> <such that> I turned it off." ; "He sings <so badly that> <so that> no one likes it."
Can I remove adjectives and adverbs between "so" and "that"?
To find it out, I came up with some sentences:
(1) The movie was so bad that I turned it off.
without "bad":
(...
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Whether vs. That
I want to know the difference between that and whether in the following sentences.
For many hours we discussed that we had to lower the price; however, we failed to reach a conclusion.
For many hours ...
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"This", "that" and "it" difference
I know the difference between "that" and "this" that "this" is used to point to something near you, while "that" is used to refer to something far from you, but ...
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It, this, that to refer to a situation
When a situation is described using many sentences, can we use "it", "this", and "that" to refer to the whole thing? Down below are just some examples that might help you understand my question.
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Make it so (that) someone can do something, something does something etc
Naturally, I understand what this means: make it possible for someone to do something, or find a way to do something.
But how does it make sense? Can you explain in so that I get my head around it?
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