E1-b Insert the word that if needed to prevent confusion or misreading.

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CONFUSING I would like to point out golf is not just a game for rich old men inugly pants.
CLEARER I would like to point out that golf is not just a game for rich old men in ugly pants.

dependent clause A word group that has a subject and a predicate but cannot stand by itself as a sentence; it must be connected to an independent clause.

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Without that, the reader may think at first that the writer is pointing out golf and have to double back to understand the sentence. In the revised sentence, that tells the reader exactly where the dependent clause begins.

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Note: If the meaning of a sentence is clear without that, it may be left out.