Doubt about the absence of the pronoun
Please, can anyone tell me why there is no need to use the pronoun (that) in the chorus of this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_aVFVveJNs&list=RDn_aVFVveJNs&start_radio=1
When You don't move the mountains
( ? ) I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters
( ? ) I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers
As I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You
And by the way, it's a beautiful song.
Thanks.
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Doubt about the absence of the pronoun
Please, can anyone tell me why there is no need to use the pronoun (that) in the chorus of this song?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_aVFVveJNs&list=RDn_aVFVveJNs&start_radio=1
When You don't move the mountains
( ? ) I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters
( ? ) I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers
As I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You
And by the way, it's a beautiful song.
Well I haven't seen your song but I can tell that "that" usually optional in all these cases.
Ex: I know - that - you were the one who sent the present. so you can either keep it or take out
I haven't seen the clip you told me about , or I haven't seen the clip that you told me about
and so on...
I need to keep it when I'm pointing out something, ex: in that case, I'll pay for dinner. Look at that car etc....
In other words, when the word "that" is used as "que" it's optional , but you surely need to say it when you use it as the meaning "esse" or "aquele"
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Thanks Michael Smith and Michael Chambers.
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"that/which/who" can be omitted at the start of a relative clause that relates to the OBJECT of the main verb (not the subject).
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https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/when-to-leave-out-that
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