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Today, while I was studing, I met a sentence like the following.
1. He is keeping quiet that he may not disturb his father.
I can't understand what the 'that' does in the sentence.
Does the sentence have the same meaning as the next two?
2. He is keeping quiet so that he may not disturb his father.
or
3. He is keeping quiet so he may not disturb his father.
I know when the so (that)-clause means a purpose, we can omit the 'that'.
Then, can I omit 'so' instead of 'that'?
Sentence 1, 2 and 3 are all correct and of the same meaning?
1. He is keeping quiet that he may not disturb his father.
I can't understand what the 'that' does in the sentence.
Does the sentence have the same meaning as the next two?
2. He is keeping quiet so that he may not disturb his father.
or
3. He is keeping quiet so he may not disturb his father.
I know when the so (that)-clause means a purpose, we can omit the 'that'.
Then, can I omit 'so' instead of 'that'?
Sentence 1, 2 and 3 are all correct and of the same meaning?