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1Samuel ............... he was quitting.
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Before a reported clause, "said" and "said that" are both correct here.
2I ............... you are right.
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Before a clause after "I", "think" and "think that" are both correct here.
3The dentist ............... I should change my toothbrush.
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Before a clause, "suggested" and "suggested that" are both correct here.
4Rahul ............... he was not interested in the offer.
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Before a reported clause, "replied" and "replied that" are both correct here.
5She ............... she was quitting.
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Before a reported clause, "shouted" and "shouted that" are both correct here.
6I agree with the ............... education should be free for all.
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Before a clause explaining the noun, "opinion that" is correct here.
7I’m ............... you are safe.
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Before a clause after an adjective, "glad" and "glad that" are both correct here.
8We were ............... he lost.
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Before a clause after an adjective, "surprised" and "surprised that" are both correct here.
9Come in quietly ............... the child does not wake up.
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To express purpose, "so" and "so that" are both correct here.
10You can borrow my car ............... you bring it back before midnight.
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To express a condition, "provided" and "provided that" are both correct here.
11This is the girl ............... met in the store.
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When the relative pronoun is the object, "that we" and "we" are both correct here.
12We were having such a nice time ............... extended the holiday by another two days.
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After "such a nice time", the result clause can begin with "that we" or, informally, just "we".
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- Samuel said / said that he was quitting.
- I think / think that you are right.
- The dentist suggested / suggested that I should change my toothbrush.
- Rahul replied / replied that he was not interested in the offer.
- She shouted / shouted that she was quitting.
- I agree with the opinion that education should be free for all.
- I’m glad / glad that you are safe.
- We were surprised / surprised that he lost.
- Come in quietly so / so that the child does not wake up.
- You can borrow my car provided / provided that you bring it back before midnight.
- This is the girl that we / we met in the store.
- We were having such a nice time that we / we extended the holiday by another two days.