Ommission of THAT

Question

Hi ,
which of the following 2 statements is right

- He believes the car will be found
- He believes taht the car will be found

Am very confused about the ommission of THAT.. Somebody please throw some light on this.. Thanks in advance

Also, the usage of relative pronoun that vs verb-ing

saikarthikreddy · Answer

Hi devinwilliam83
Both the statements you have mentioned are gramatically correct. This is an example of a special case where the omission of that is  not considered wrong .
That can be omitted when there the doer of the action in your example (He) is either thinking or believing or contemplating etc..actions involving the mind (cognitive actions) !!

devinawilliam83 · Answer

Hey thanks a ton.. that was informative..

Any article or source reference where i can read up on this?

so is the cognitive action the only scenario in which we can skip that ?

eg..
They went to the market situated on the river bank..
they went to the market that was situated on the river bank

both sound right to my ears.. how do I decide, esp if i have to choose 1.

devinawilliam83 · Answer

He drove the car parked at the gate He drove the car that was parked at the gate since that is referring to car, which is the object of the clause, is omission of THAT correct , as reflected in second statement? Please suggest.

Thanks

Ommission of THAT

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