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1. She was fortunate in that she had friends to help her.
2. She was fortunate for the reason that she had friends to help her.
3. She was fortunate because she had friends to help her.
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Are they all the same in meaning?
What is the part of speech of 'that' in Sentence 1? Is 'that' a conjunction?
2. She was fortunate for the reason that she had friends to help her.
3. She was fortunate because she had friends to help her.
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Are they all the same in meaning?
What is the part of speech of 'that' in Sentence 1? Is 'that' a conjunction?
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All are the same in meaning, but #3 is the best phrasing.
In #1, "that" is the introductory word for the noun clause "that she had friends to help her." The entire noun clause is serving as the object of the preposition "in."
In #1, "that" is the introductory word for the noun clause "that she had friends to help her." The entire noun clause is serving as the object of the preposition "in."
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