Sep 25, 2010 · Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this? For me, I never knew whether …

Apr 6, 2015 · Hello, Drflash55, and welcome to English Language & Usage. Your answer seems to be heavily weighted toward personal opinion as opposed to objective analysis—but this site especially …

He will understand that I was not joking. He will understand I was not joking. Which of the sentences is correct? Are there any specific rules about the use of "that" in the sentences I

Apr 3, 2019 · Grammatically it is correct. The first 'that' would be a conjunction; something like 'I thought that' or 'I feel that'. The second 'that' would be a pronoun, such as 'that wasn't a thing' or 'that was no …

Jan 11, 2021 · I would like to know if you can use "that" with a comma after it. For example: Findings show that, during the initial stages of love, there is increased blood flow to the brain.

Feb 3, 2011 · Is "that'd" an appropriate contraction of "that" and "would"? I say it, but I'm not sure if it's a legitimate contraction in written form.

Aug 6, 2010 · Actually, there's more to this than mentioned in some other answers. The word that is a subordinator; it is not a relative word like who, where, when, or which. Even in integrated relative …

In all seriousness, are there any common patterns or strategies people use to avoid having to write a sentence in which "that that" appears? For example: Evidential decision theory recommends ta...

Sep 23, 2019 · I just received a proofread version of an academic manuscript from my copy editor. She essentially changed all of the instances in which I had written "given that" to "given." I've tried to read …

The following sentence was on one of the tests: What would you like to do that others have told you is impossible. Students have asked why that could not be replaced with what. I.e., What woul...