Nicole wrote
- He says that he feels great.
- He says he feels great.
Can both be correct?
As far as I see, when 'that' is a relative pronoun prefaced by a noun that it touches and acts as the subject of the relative clause that follows, then one cannot dispense with the connector.
On the contrary, when a verb is preceded by the connector 'that', the following clause is just a part of the predicate and perhaps an object. In such cases, there is no need to carry the connector.
In the given
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Quote:
- He says that he feels great.
- He says he feels great.
Can both be correct?
As far as I see, when 'that' is a relative pronoun prefaced by a noun that it touches and acts as the subject of the relative clause that follows, then one cannot dispense with the connector.
On the contrary, when a verb is preceded by the connector 'that', the following clause is just a part of the predicate and perhaps an object. In such cases, there is no need to carry the connector.
In the given
...
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