- Why . . . ? vs. Why is it that . . . ? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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
- Where does the use of why as an interjection come from?
"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
- Do you need the “why” in “Thats 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, and I don't think you can freely substitute that in that case either (Perhaps it's already a contraction of the explanation of why?)
- Contextual difference between That is why vs Which is why?
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 sentence, and it has to do primarily with relevance Grammarians often use the terms "restrictive" and "non-restrictive" when it comes to relative clauses
- Why it is vs Why is it - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 in English: Why is the sky blue? Why is it that children require so much attention? Why is it [or some thing] like that?
- What is the purpose of using the word why in why, thank you?
Why is used here as an interjection According to Merriam-Webster: —used to express mild surprise, hesitation, approval, disapproval, or impatience <why, here's what I was looking for> In my experience, the extra why in Why, thank you is used mainly to avoid appearing too abrupt in one's thankfulness
- grammaticality - Is it incorrect to say, Why cannot. . . . ? - English . . .
Since we can say "Why can we grow taller?", "Why cannot we grow taller?" is a logical and properly written negative We don't say "Why we can grow taller?" so the construct should not be "Why we cannot grow taller?" The reason is that auxiliaries should come before the subject to make an interrogative
- Meaning and correct use of as to why
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 to math, forget it (contrast) John and Mary fought over small things all the time, things that you and I most likely won't give a damn
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