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Tue 20 Nov, 2007 11:06 am
We draw the conclusion that A is good, and that B is bad.
I want to mean I draw two conclusions.
Is that necessary (in terms of so-called style)?
Thanks for reading my post!
You must answer the question yourself; it is one of style.
contrex wrote:You must answer the question yourself; it is one of style.
So it's optional.
(I wrote the sentence and someone corrected me by adding
that. )
bluestblue wrote:So it's optional.
Yes. Quite often with a restrictive clause, you can remove the "who", "which" or "that".
The reprimand that you received was justified.
The reprimand you received was justified.
I heard that your mother was ill.
I heard your mother was ill.
Bluestblue, I looked again at your sentence:
We draw the conclusion that A is good, and that B is bad.
1. The comma is unneccesary and undesirable in a list with only two items. use commas to separate the items thus:-
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
a, b, c, d and e
2. "Conclusion" is singular, that is, there is only one conclusion. (That A is good and B is bad). So no "that".
Maybe if the conclusions are multiple, then "that" would be necessary -
We draw the conclusions that A is good, that B is bad and that C is neither.
contrex wrote:Bluestblue, I looked again at your sentence:
We draw the conclusion that A is good, and that B is bad.
1. The comma is unneccesary and undesirable in a list with only two items. use commas to separate the items thus:-
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
a, b, c, d and e
2. "Conclusion" is singular, that is, there is only one conclusion. (That A is good and B is bad). So no "that".
Maybe if the conclusions are multiple, then "that" would be necessary -
We draw the conclusions that A is good, that B is bad and that C is neither.
Thanks for your inclusive and informative supplement!
The essay whose abstract includes this sentence is about to attend a domestic academic forum, the author thanks you!
Also I misspelled "unnecessary".
Clarification-
2. "Conclusion" is singular, that is, there is only one conclusion. (That A is good and B is bad). So no "that" needed here: "and that B is bad".
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