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Omission Of That Exercise

April 10, 2019 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Sophia ............... she was feeling better.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Said" and "said that" are correct because "that" is optional after the reporting verb "said" before a clause.
2I ............... she was lying.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Thought" and "thought that" are correct because "that" is optional after "thought" before a clause.
3The doctor ............... I should take a holiday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Suggested" and "suggested that" are correct because "that" is optional after "suggested" before a clause.
4She ............... she was not coming.
Wrong!
"Replied that" is correct because "that" is normally needed after "replied" before this clause.
5She ............... she was busy.
Wrong!
"Shouted that" is correct because "that" is normally needed after "shouted" before this clause.
6The judge paid no attention to the ............... she was unhappy at home.
Wrong!
"Fact that" is correct because "that" is needed after the noun "fact" before this clause.
7She disagreed with my ............... education should be free for all.
Wrong!
"View that" is correct because "that" is needed after the noun "view" before this clause.
8Come in quietly ............... the baby does not wake up.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"So" and "so that" are correct because both can introduce a purpose clause here.
9You can borrow my car ............... you bring it back tomorrow.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Provided" and "provided that" are correct because "that" is optional in this conditional expression.
10She is the woman ............... met in Mumbai.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"We" and "that we" are correct because the object relative pronoun "that" can be omitted here.
11This is the house ............... am thinking about buying.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"I" and "that I" are correct because the object relative pronoun "that" can be omitted here.
12We were ............... she won.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Surprised" and "surprised that" are correct because "that" is optional after the adjective "surprised" before a clause.

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  1. Sophia said / said that she was feeling better.
  2. I thought / thought that she was lying.
  3. The doctor suggested / suggested that I should take a holiday.
  4. She replied that she was not coming.
  5. She shouted that she was busy.
  6. The judge paid no attention to the fact that she was unhappy at home.
  7. She disagreed with my view that education should be free for all.
  8. Come in quietly so / so that the baby does not wake up.
  9. You can borrow my car provided / provided that you bring it back tomorrow.
  10. She is the woman we / that we met in Mumbai.
  11. This is the house I / that I am thinking about buying.
  12. We were surprised / surprised that she won.

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