Two thats in a sentence.

[Mwita Chacha]

How can I avoid placing two thats--one 'that' being a demonstrative pronoun and the other relative--in the same sentence? This is an example of the situation I'm talking about: ''That is the car that was stolen from Angel's back yard last week.'' I'm worried that the sentence sounds boringly repetitive; at the same time, I'm afraid of risking breaching a grammar rule, or at least an American English standard grammar rule, if I decide to replace the second 'that' with 'which.'

[Joe Carillo]

Try this elliptical construction that also contracts “that is”: “That’s the car stolen from Angel’s backyard last week.” I think you’ll agree that it’s not only neater but also nicely conversational.

[Mwita Chacha]

I don't understand why I did forget doing the way you've suggested. Anyway, thank you for the reply, which is brief yet to the point.

[LesleyBarton]

I have never thought about having two thats and if it sounds strange. I quite enjoyed this topic or rather the question.

[inocentguy233]

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