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in a school book which has an example application letter it says the following:

I am certain I can help improve your accounting functions while increasing your company's bottom-line profitability.

If I were to write this sentence, I would probably write this:

I am certain that I can help to improve your accounting functions while increasing your company's bottom-line profitability.

(note I added 'that' after certain and 'to' after help)

Thank you.

Jasper
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  • Typically using parenthesis means the words within are optional; i.e. they may or may not be used in the sentence. It doesn't mean that the inclusion of the phrase in parenthesis marks the sentence as ungrammatical. – M.A.R. Jan 20 '16 at 16:04
  • Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear enough. I mean that it said: I am certain I can help improve your accounting functions while increasing your company's bottom-line profitability. However, I would put 'that' after certain and 'to' after help. The book doesn't do this so I presume that I am wrong, why is that? EDIT: I changed the post – Dylan Lynch Jan 20 '16 at 16:09
  • Why do you think you are incorrect? Both sentences mean the same thing – Peter Jan 20 '16 at 16:44
  • Oh it is correct? Thanks :) I was just afraid that I was making a mistake many times, and I didn't know how to google this. – Dylan Lynch Jan 20 '16 at 16:54

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"I am certain I can help improve your accounting functions while increasing your company's bottom-line profitability."

and

"I am certain that I can help to improve your accounting functions while increasing your company's bottom-line profitability."

are both correct. In the first example, the words "that" and "to" are elided, but your version is equally valid (and some would say more complete).

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