The only hope is (that) Tom owns a car
and (that) his choice was reasonable.
Is it mandatory that (that) is to be used to be correct?.
I see sentence after sentence in writing that excludes this word.
Thank you
conjunction
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Re: conjunction
Yes, in this sentence it is obligatory.