: Zero-that clause (noun clause with that) After omitting "that" from a that-clause, is the clause still dependent? Or, does doing this turn it into an independent clause? For example: Before:

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After omitting "that" from a that-clause, is the clause still dependent?
Or, does doing this turn it into an independent clause?

For example:


Before: "I suggested that she not go there."
After: "I suggested she not go there."

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@Frith254

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Yes, it is still a dependent clause. Nothing has transformed its structure.

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