I remember the day that he came. We aren’t going for the simple reason that we can’t afford it. Why do you think "that" might be an adverb in those two sentences, Debpriya De? The word "that" is very often used as a relative

In my terminology what is a relative pronoun which is inclusive of the antecedent in your sentence. A leading figure in the Scottish enlightenment, Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx's Das Kapital is to

Hi everyone, In the following sentences below, what do you think the subject of the last sentence is? Just "It" or the words "which labeled one as civilized and as Chinese"? I'm confused whether the

When a relative pronoun is separated from its antecedent, it is called a REMOTE RELATIVE. Usage experts suggest that the sentence be rephrased so that the relative pronoun immediately follows the antecedent. This makes it easier for the listener/

"A survey by national council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20,736 females ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation's clergy, a number double that of 1977 " Is there any error in this sentence-specially with usage of

Certainly, it is not a conjunction. there is not such an usage like this in english. it is a relative pronoun and relative clause. Yes here when ican be also put instead of that.

Yes, initially I also thought that was the difference. But as you can see the comments I've gotten, it seems that you don't have to have at least three even when you use the first sentence. Yes, I do know full well how people actually use

Sorry I got that rule the wrong way round It doesn't matter because you're dealing with the wrong rule anyway. The rules you quoted are for that used as a relative pronoun. that is not a relative pronoun, but a complementizer, in your

"That" can function as a relative pronoun, e.g. This is the hat that I want. "That" can be used many other ways, e.g. We are certain that this is true. Merriam-Webster calls this usage a "function word" (conjunction).

Thanks, CB. the usage of that especially in the context of relative clause. The sweater you bought me is way too tight. (can be omitted) I hope I'm right about the following: "That" is a conjunction. The relative clause is "you