Either one works, but I prefer "that" and so do 5jj and emsr2d2 if I am not mistaken. Check out this thread.

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Hello,
I'd like to know which is better in the following cleft sentence - that, when or no pronoun at all?
Remember that it is during the teenage years __________ children do most growing up physically and emotionally.
Thank you!
Please be aware that I'm neither a native English speaker nor a teacher.
In that particular sentence, I would use "that".
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
I did include a link and I did weaken my statement by saying "... if I am not mistaken". The point I was making, by referring to that thread, is that Verona_82's sentence and the one I enquired about - It was here that/when we met. - are the same in terms of grammar.
I am not a teacher.
Thanks for the replies! Would omitting the pronoun make the sentence more informal?
It strikes me as plain wrong without either "that" or "when". Cleft sentences require "that", or, "which", "who", "where" or "when" instead of "that".
It was in San Francisco where the movie was shot.
It was in San Francisco that the movie was shot.
It was in San Francisco the movie was shot.![]()
I am not a teacher.
Thanks! Let's wait and see what others think.
You might hear it without "that" in conversation, but not in written language.
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