She talked about that I went to the shop

[Peter Thompson]

Hi! I would like to ask a question.
The sentence :
"She talked about that I went to the shop yesterday and I was annoyed."

Is the sentence above grammatically fine ? There is the "that" that comes after the "about" in the sentence. Is it grammatically fine ?

Many Thanks!

 

[heypresto]

Please tell us where you saw this sentence.

She talked about that I went to the shop yesterday and I was annoyed.

She talked about the fact that I went to the shop yesterday and I was annoyed.
She said that I went to the shop yesterday and I was annoyed.

 

[entangledbank]

No, if you want to connect a preposition to a 'that'-clause, you need to give it the noun 'fact' as a kind of handle to hold it: She talked about the fact that I went . . .

 

[Peter Thompson]

No, if you want to connect a preposition to a 'that'-clause, you need to give it the noun 'fact' as a kind of handle to hold it: She talked about the fact that I went.

So, In sum, after "about" , we can't use a that-clause ?

 

[Peter Thompson]

Please tell us where you saw this sentence.

She talked about that I went to the shop yesterday and I was annoyed.

She talked about the fact that I went to the shop yesterday and I was annoyed.
She said that I went to the shop yesterday and I was annoyed.

It is my sentence. I wondered if that sentence was correct 🙏

 

[Glasguensis]

So, In sum, after "about" , we can't use a that-clause ?

Your sentence doesn’t work. Don’t draw wider conclusions.

 

[Keith Bradford]

To be safe, only follow "about" with a noun, or its equivalent. Here are some examples:

1. She talked about John. (Noun)
2. She talked about me. (Pronoun)
3. She talked about me/my going to the shop. (Gerund -- a present participle used as a noun)
4. She talked about the fact that I went to the shop. (Noun phrase)