1 Furthermore, Meredith’s method is truthfully on the threshold of working. 2 Nathan never knows if it’s our ninth anniversary on the thirteenth or the thirtieth of this month. 3 Elizabeth’s mother went to great lengths to sell leather jackets in both north and south Ethiopia. 4 Arthur thought that drinking thick smoothies with anything healthy keeps you thin and youthful.
Pronunciation of that
In Phrases 1 + 2 below, the word that is pronounced /ðət/ because it is being used as a conjunction (i.e. linking phrases together). If followed by the word the then the /t/ may be produced as a glottal stop: that the /ðəʔ ðə/. In Phrases 3 + 4 the word that is pronounced /ðat/ because it is being used as a pronoun/determiner (i.e. referring to something). “That” Phrases
1 I want the book that I bought yesterday. 2 I think that the phone is broken. 3 That’s the book I was looking for! 4 That’s the best idea!
When that is used as an adverb meaning “very” It is also pronounced as /ðat/: it’s not that bad.
