6
   

Usage of "that" in this sentence

 
 
librax
 
Reply Wed 15 Jul, 2015 02:19 am
Which is correct:
"there are a few minor guidelines you would have to remember" or "there are a few minor guidelines THAT you would have to remember"
Thanks.
  • Topic Stats
  • Top Replies
  • Link to this Topic
Type: Question • Score: 6 • Views: 745 • Replies: 5

 
View best answer, chosen by librax
Ragman
 
  2  
Reply Wed 15 Jul, 2015 05:34 am
@librax,
Both sentences are fine.
0 Replies
 
InfraBlue
  Selected Answer
 
  3  
Reply Wed 15 Jul, 2015 08:57 am
They're both fine, but I perfer the use of conjunctions, though, because they tend to lessen ambiguity.
0 Replies
 
McTag
 
  1  
Reply Wed 15 Jul, 2015 12:35 pm
@librax,

Why use "would"? It's redundant. And I'd prefer which to that.

But simpler is better in my book. So,

"there are a few minor guidelines you have to remember", (unless there's a conditional element in the wider context).

oristarA
 
  -1  
Reply Wed 15 Jul, 2015 08:33 pm
@McTag,
Yeah, I agree. "Would" is superfluous there.
InfraBlue
 
  1  
Reply Thu 16 Jul, 2015 10:04 am
@oristarA,
Unless, as McTag pointed out, there's a conditional element in the context.

Read that way, "would" would be necessary and not superfluous.
0 Replies
 
 

Related Topics

deal - Question by WBYeats
Let pupils abandon spelling rules, says academic - Discussion by Robert Gentel
Please, I need help. - Question by imsak
Is this sentence grammatically correct? - Question by Sydney-Strock
"come from" - Question by mcook
concentrated - Question by WBYeats
 
  1. Forums
  2. » Usage of "that" in this sentence
Copyright © 2024 MadLab, LLC :: Terms of Service :: Privacy Policy :: Page generated in 0.04 seconds on 04/26/2024 at 05:09:29