the function of that other than leading clause?
English Language & Usage Asked on August 23, 2021
A paragraph from a ACT reading test:
I don’t comprehend the sentence in blue bracket. Why is "that" at the beginning of the sentence while it is not a noun(subject) clause or sth?
One Answer
It refers to part of the previous sentence “... what he’d once overheard her saying ...”.
She had been saying ... “that she was an art and English teacher ...”
Answered by Anton on August 23, 2021
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