how many ways to use 'that'

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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hi everybody! i am a new member, i have a question: how many ways to use ‘that’. i know one way is relative clause, but in this sentence i don’t know what is it :“study abroad means that a quick jaunt through china or cuba or kenya with professor.” thank you in advance

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Hi Redkite,

I’m not surprised you are having a problem with the usage of ‘that’ in your example.
In that sentence ‘that’ is incorrect!

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thank beee so much,
could you please show me how (and why) to know that is correct, ( example; using grammar in use or some other books)

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I don’t know what books you have available. Here’s a starting place:
Determiner:
oxfordadvancedlearnersdictio … onary/that
Pronoun:
oxfordadvancedlearnersdictio … ary/that_2
Conjunction:
oxfordadvancedlearnersdictio … ary/that_3
Adverb:
oxfordadvancedlearnersdictio … ary/that_4

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thank for your help.:smiley: