take it for granted that clause

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take it for granted that clause

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Can we omit "that" when saying "I take it for granted that ..."?

(Correct) We take it for granted that it is hot in summer.

Can we say "We take it for granted it is hot in summer."?
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Re: take it for granted that clause

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Not ungrammatical, but not natural.
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