that的可省与不可省（That can be saved and can not be saved）.doc

that的可省与不可省（That can be saved and can not be saved） That can be saved and can not be saved When can that be omitted? (1) in object clauses, that can be saved in general, but it can not be omitted in any case. As follows: object clause 1. definition: the clause used as object is called object clause. 2. constitute: associated word + simple sentence Subordinating conjunctions that. Such as: He told us that he felt ill., he told us he was not feeling well. I know he has returned. I know hes back already. (that omitted) Note: that can be saved in object clauses, but that can be omitted in any case when it is used to guide object clauses. In the following cases, that cannot be omitted. 1.Everybody, could, see, what, happened, and, that, Tom, was, frightened., everyone will see what happened and know that Tom is very scared. (and connects two object clauses, and the that object clause is placed behind and, and that cannot be omitted. ) 2.I know, nothing, about,, him, except, that, he, south., is, from, the, I know nothing about him except that he is from the south. That cannot be omitted when the object clause used by that is used as the object of the preposition. ) 3.That, he, ever, said, such, a, thing, simply, I, don,, t, believe., I cant believe he said that. (that clause is at the beginning of a sentence, and that should not be omitted. ) 4.We decided, in view of his special circumstances, that we would admit him for a probationary period. (a parenthesis, between main verb that that clause can not be omitted. ) In general, that can be omitted from an object, especially in colloquial and informal language, but it is not omitted in formal and written language. (2) attributive clause If the relative pronoun that is used as an object in the clause, it can be omitted. Such as: The, flowers (that), I, bought, yesterday... That refers to flowers and can be omitted in the clause as the object of bought. If you are a subject, you cannot save. Such as: All, that, glitters, is,