Do you need the "why" in "That''s the reason why"? [duplicate]
Good explanation of why it''s optional in this case, although I''m not convinced that reason is the only reasonable antecedent of why. For example, the explanation why is a common usage,
Good explanation of why it''s optional in this case, although I''m not convinced that reason is the only reasonable antecedent of why. For example, the explanation why is a common usage,
8 1) Please tell me why is it like that. [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed. Please tell me: Why is it like that? The question: "Why is [etc.]" is a question form
I don''t know why, but it seems to me that Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" in that situation.
It''s a headline, first of all, where some grammatical rules are different anyway. So this is not a sentence, but a noun phrase: (This section tells you) why to use page-level
As to why I do, I really don''t know. (=...but if you want to ask why I do, I don''t know.) I am going for sure. As to whether Jane will go along too, you will have to ask her yourself. English is fun, as
Thus we say: You never know, which is why... but You never know. That is why... And goes on to explain: There is a subtle but important difference between the use of that and which in a
"why" can be compared to an old Latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how. Today "why" is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something.
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