Guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 This is a sentence with 4 THATs Figure out how to properly punctuate this sentence and explain its meaning: That that that that man wrote should be deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 That that, that, that man wrote should be deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) This is a sentence with 4 THATs Figure out how to properly punctuate this sentence and explain its meaning: That that that that man wrote should be deleted. That what, that man wrote should be deleted. I've punctuated it. Edited March 9, 2011 by brandonyy4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 one of the "that" should be deleted for the sentence to make sense usually "that, that that man wrote should be deleted" with only 3 "that". so i guess, pointing at one of ur "that"s : that "that", that that man wrote should be deleted. so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) That "that", that that man wrote, should be deleted. Think bettyb beat me to it Edited March 9, 2011 by fabpig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tiger_lily111 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 That "that", that that man wrote, should be deleted. Think bettyb beat me to it All 4 thats should stay, as per fabby, though the quotes are not actually necessary. That that, that that man wrote, should be deleted. I'm numbering them 1,2,3,4 in order - 1 refers to that #2 - specifically, it refers to which that should be deleted 2 is the that being referred to by 1 - it is the subject of the clause 3 is the clause connecting word - it could also be replaced with "which" 4 refers to which man The commas separate 2 clauses, as one clause is inserted into the other. Each clause has its subject ("That that" for the 1st clause, & "that man" for the 2nd) and verb/clause ending ("should be deleted" for the end of the clause which begins first, & "wrote" for the clause that begins last). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) No punctuation is actually needed here, although this sentence would probably earn you a very bad grade from your English teacher! I'll substitute with quotes to illustrate: That "post" that "Dave" wrote should be deleted. You might be able to include some commas like tiger_lilly did, but I don't think it's needed, and I think most English teachers prefer the fewest number of commas possible. Edited March 9, 2011 by jpar1983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fabpig Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 most definitely requires quotes as it's referencing a word in a previous sentence. "Post" and "Dave" do not require quotes as they are not referencing words in previous sentences (apart from this sentence, where they are!!) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 All of you got it right, I guess...well, I know you all understood the sentence. Oh and well explained, tiger_lily111 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tiger_lily111 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 All of you got it right, I guess...well, I know you all understood the sentence. Oh and well explained, tiger_lily111 ! Aw, thanks. & Welcome to the Den, btw. (Hey, where'd Perry go?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks, tiger_lily111! Krrrhrh <makes platypus noise> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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This is a sentence with 4 THATs
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That that that that man wrote should be deleted.
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