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Re: The use of "that"
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Johanna Rubba <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:26:47 -0800
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"That" can be omitted when it precedes a clause that is the direct  
object of the verb, but not in other cases -- except for the verb  
"hate", it seems -- for me, the "hate" example without "that" is  
ungrammatical. Hmm.

Dr. Johanna Rubba, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Linguistics
Linguistics Minor Advisor
English Dept.
Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
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Dept. tel.: 805-756-2596
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