http://www.englishforums.com/English/FrequentlyAskedEnglishQuestions-AnswersArchivedPosts/Forum31.htmArea designed to store the most commonly asked questions and their accepted answers.enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htm#119739Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:06:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:119739SpoonfedBaby0http://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htm#119739http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-119739.xmlThank so much, yulysess, to have typed that long explanation. Spoonfedbabyhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htm#119592Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:06:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:119592yulysess1http://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htm#119592http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-119592.xmlHi Spoonfedbaby, Omitting That The word that is used as a conjunction to connect a subordinate clause to a preceding verb. In this construction that is sometimes called the "expletive that." Indeed, the word is often omitted to good effect, but the very fact of easy omission causes some editors to take out the red pen and strike out the conjunction that wherever it appears. In the following sentences, we can happily omit the that (or keep it, depending on how the sentence sounds to us): Isabel knew she was about to be fired. She definitely felt her fellow employees hadn't supported her. I hope she doesn't blame me. Sometimes omitting the that creates a break in the flow of a sentence, a break that can be...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htm#119501Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:06:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:119501Mister Micawber2http://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htm#119501http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-119501.xmlYes, 'that' can be omitted at the head of a clause wherever it remains clear. The main situation in which the 'that' should be retained is when it functions as the subject: 'That I was very, very late the boss made no bones about bringing to everyone's notice.'http://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 23:06:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:119483SpoonfedBaby3http://www.englishforums.com/English/OmissionSubordinateConjunction/bhzhh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-119483.xmlDear Helpers, I don’t know when I can omit the word “that.” I looked for the word “that” in the index of my grammar book. I found it in different chapters. Case ( A ) : Object of a verb: The man (that) I saw told me to come back today. This is the best hotel (that) I know. Note: I read “If it is the object of a verb, the “that” can be removed.” Case ( B ) :The conditional: I hope (that) I will succeed. I hoped (that) I would succeed. He thinks (that) they will give him a visa. He thought (that) they would give him a visa. Note: “that” are in parentheses in the book. Case ( C ) :Reported speech He explained that he never ate meat. He said he was waiting for Ann. He said he had found...