Hi,
Is the 'that' in the following structures a conjunction?
There is strong circumstantial evidence THAT areas in Brazil hit hard by Zika have experienced a sharp increase in the number of babies with microcephaly.
Are there other urgent questions THAT scientists are asking?
help with "there to be + that" structure
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Re: help with "there to be + that" structure
1. conjunction
2. pronoun
2. pronoun
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Re: help with "there to be + that" structure
For the first one, it's easier to see how "THAT" is a conjunction if we take a shorter sentence:
I see that your face is red.
In this sentence, "that your face is red" is a noun clause, introduced by the conjunction "that". Noun clauses act in exactly the same way as nouns, which means they can do any of the "jobs" that nouns do in a sentence. In this case, the noun clause acts as the direct object.
I - subject
see - verb
that your face is red - direct object
We can imagine a "simpler" direct object that this noun clause might replace:
I see your face.
Hope that helps!
I see that your face is red.
In this sentence, "that your face is red" is a noun clause, introduced by the conjunction "that". Noun clauses act in exactly the same way as nouns, which means they can do any of the "jobs" that nouns do in a sentence. In this case, the noun clause acts as the direct object.
I - subject
see - verb
that your face is red - direct object
We can imagine a "simpler" direct object that this noun clause might replace:
I see your face.
Hope that helps!