When to use "that" and when not to

English as a Second Language English Teacher Explanations (ESL Tests)
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This is based on a question from

“Test No. incompl/elem-2 “Money accepted”, answer 1”

I like to visit other countries but I find the cost of travel is too high.

Correct answer: (b) cost

My doubt is:

a) I like to visit other countries but I find the cost of travel is too high.

Can the above sentence be replaced by the following?

b) I like to visit other countries but I find that the cost of travel is too high.

or

c) I like to visit other countries but I find the cost of travel too high. i[/i]

Are all three versions correct? If not which of these are wrong and why? If they are all grammatically correct, which of them is preferrable and why?

Thanks

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In sentence b) you simply add the conjunction that making the sentence a little shorter. In sentence c) you leave out the verb is converting the cost of travel into an object. All three sentences are grammatically correct.[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, photographs: The Eiffel tower[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Thanks Torsten.