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Grammar for Grownups Quiz

The mysterious word "that" has a couple of uses. But mostly you don't need it. The best advice I ever heard was from an editor who told me I overused "that" and to leave it out unless I really needed it. Now, with computers, you can SEARCH or FIND the "thats" in your work. Read the sentence without it; most of the time you won't need "that."

Choose from the following sentences the thats that can be left out:

1. She holds the record that I held last year.

2. Don't you remember that I told you that before?

3. Of course, now that you mention it.

4. You have the worst memory that I ever came upon.

5. Now that is a cruel statement.

6. Oh well, that's the way it goes!

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