he suddenly realized that what he had done...

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嘟嘟嘟嘟

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"He suddenly realized that what he had done was really foolish."

Is it right to leave"that" there in the sentence? Shouldn't it be omitted? Thanks for help!
 

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It is correct either way. I prefer it without "that"..
 

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I agree it's correct either way. I prefer it with 'that'.
 

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I prefer it with "that" solely because it tells the listener that the sentence isn't just going to be "He suddenly realised what he had done". That is a perfectly grammatical sentence but, by adding "that", we know that something more is to come after "what he had done".
 
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