What would you prefer to say “confirm you are…” in English? “Confirm that you’re…”

Which ‘That’ is a case of “check

  • the’ vs.. “yes”? “check that the” 2 answers

In the example from the title, is it mandatory to use “that” in the sentence?

I got the original sentence “Confirm you are not a spammer. ” – which I thought should be “Confirm that you are not a spammer” – though I have seen a lot of usage without that after searching around.

Asked on March 17, 2021 in Grammar.
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How can I use that? On the “confirm that

I am..” after some verb of attribution the word “that” sometimes can be omitted with no loss

  of meaning. "He said (that) he was tired. There is no need for that. Better to omit. "  

Would you say that omitting ‘that’?

  The mayor announced June 1 the fund would be exhausted. You may have heard that that on May 1, the fund was "epuised"? The mayor announced that June 1...exhausted.)  
Answered on March 17, 2021.
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