Other than that the nearest store was five miles away, it was a perfect location.

[diamondcutter]

Other than that the nearest store was five miles away, it was a perfect location.

Source:https: //www.dictionary.com/browse/other--than

I’d like to know if “other than” itself can be used as a conjunction and the word “that” is optional in the sentence above.

 

[jutfrank]

I don't really understand your question, but the answer is no. The word that refers to what was mentioned in the previous sentence.

There should be a comma after that.

 

[diamondcutter]

Thanks, Jutfrank.

But "the nearest store was five miles away" is a sentence.

 

[jutfrank]

I completely misread the original sentence, so ignore my post #2. Sorry.

The word that helps form a that-clause. (It might help you parse the sentence if you add 'the fact' before that.) You can think of the that-clause as the necessary 'something' that comes after other than. You can't use a sentence after other than, but you can use a noun phrase or a that-clause.

Is that clear now?

 

[diamondcutter]

Thanks very much, Jutfrank. I think I've got it.

 

[tedmc]

Other than (the fact) that the nearest store was five miles away, it was a perfect location.

The above with the part in brackets implied would explain it more clearly.