Wh-cleft clauses

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ARUK2008

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I'm reading about What clauses and I don't understand why these sentences are written as follows:

"What you don't understand is he's happy enough as he is."
Couldnt I say "What you don't understand is THAT he's happy enough as he is"? If not, why?

"What you need to do is find something to occupy your time."
Couldn't I say "What you need to do is TO find something to occupy your time"? If not, why?

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Barb_D

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Yes, to both. Those changes would be fine and not change the meaning at all.
 
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