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Subject:Re: Usage of "that" From:Mark Levinson <mark -at- SD -dot- CO -dot- IL> Date:Wed, 31 Jan 1996 10:03:36 IST
"This section lists related documentation *that* you may find helpful."
"This guide assumes *that* you have a basic understanding of..."
"Ensure *that* the hood is securely fastened."
** I don't think I've ever seen a *that* waived after *ensure*.
It could be omitted from the first two sentences (though each
of them uses it differently), but I think that, as used, it's
helpful in strengthening the obviousness of the sentence
structure.
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