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Subject:
The use of "that"
From:
Brad Johnston <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:12:02 -0800
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I like Peter's, "Molly hates it that Fred isn't coming to the party", and it certainly is an improvement, but left to my own devices, I would have said, "Molly hates the fact that Fred isn't coming to the party". 
  

Peter Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
   
  Meanwhile, back to Nancy's original sentence:

    Molly hates Fred isn't coming to the party.

Does anyone think this is an improvement:

    Molly hates it that Fred isn't coming to the party.

Peter Adams



       
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