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Question about omit That’s where we keep books that haven’t been used for several decades Is omit “place”? That’s (place) where we keep books that haven’t been used for several decades

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Well, you COULD add "the place", but the sentence is completely annalyzable without it. wh-word (who what when where why how that) clauses can act as adjectives: "I looked at the man *who had asked me the question*" or adverbs " We will start *when you are ready*" or nouns: "I explained *how that was possible*" 5:00 is *when we will start*"" In your sentence, the wh-word clause was acting as a noun. If you added "the place", then the wh-word clause would act as an adjective. Both are equally acceptable. You can read more about wh-word clauses here: http://www.grammar-once-and-for-all.com/syntax/wh-word-clauses/

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