Pesky 'that'

HAHA. Should I change my screen name to 'headache'? I don't really understand what you meant by saying "I have a headache." I've heard it several times on this forum, from Mr. M, Jim and you. :( In my country, when we said someone is a headache, we mean s/he is a trouble maker and is not welcome by people. So when I heard this sentence from you, I would have questions in mind:


"Am I a trouble maker? Am I that stink? Are my posts unpleasant?"


But I bear in mind that
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."



Pastel: Would you open the door if I knock?
Mr. M: I'm afraid not because I don't know you.

(chuckles ^++++++^)




Back to my point,

The fact that he is a good teacher is well known. That he is a good teacher is well known.

That(=he is a good teacher) is well known. 'that' acts like an appositive.
The fact [ =that (=he is a good teacher) ] is well known. 'that' acts like a conjunction that joints the fact and he is a good teacher. As the narrow definition of 'relative pronoun'; that is, relative pronoun functions as conjunction and pronoun, do you think the fact "that" a relative pronoun?


Pastel