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I have a sentence where it feels like it would be necessary to use the double that:

e.g. "I wanted to ask what is that you would require from me?"

Is my intuition correct? If yes, please explain why and dissect the sentence.

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Yes, this sentence is incorrect.

While a "that" would make sense in this sentence, it is more common to use "it":

I wanted to ask what it is that you would require from me?


This can also take a different form:

I wanted to ask: what is it that you would require from me?


@SovereignSun also pointed out that you can use the word "there":

I wanted to ask: What is there that you would require from me?


"that" is also correct, but less common in useage:

I wanted to ask: what is that that you would require from me?

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    I upvoted your answer, however, you could also use there there, "I wanted to ask: what is there that you would require from me?" Still it sounds strange. Commented Aug 15, 2017 at 7:59

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