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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

mystery or mysterious

It is still a mystery to me why she quit the job.

In this sentence, is it possible to use "mysterious" instead?
  

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" However, if you want to use the word "mysterious," in a similar sense, the following are okay: It's still mysterious to me why she quit the job. Why she quit the job is still mysterious to me. To me it's still mysterious why she quit the job.

— Anonymous

  • " However, if you want to use the word "mysterious," in a similar sense, the following are okay: It's still mysterious to me why she quit the job.
  • Why she quit the job is still mysterious to me.
  • To me it's still mysterious why she quit the job.
  • To me why she quit the job is still mysterious.
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In the sentence, "It is still a mystery to me why she quit the job.", you cannot substitute "mysterious" for "mystery." However, if you want to use the word "mysterious," in a similar sense, the following are okay:

It's still mysterious to me why she quit the job.

Why she quit the job is still mysterious to me.

To me it's still mysterious why she quit the job.

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AnonymousIn the sentence, "It is still a mystery to me why she quit the job.", you cannot substitute "mysterious" for "mystery." However, if you want to use the word "mysterious," in a similar sense, the following are okay:It's still mysterious to me why she quit the job.
Could you please tell me why the contraction it's makes the sentence correct and
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Cool BreezeCould you please tell me why the contraction it's makes the sentence correct and it is is wrong.
Both forms are correct.
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AnonymousIt's still mysterious to me why she quit the job.Why she quit the job is still mysterious to me.To me it's still mysterious why she quit the job.To me why she quit the job is still mysterious.
None of those sounds very natural to me.
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Would you tell me what you would say?
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I'd say what you said in your first post - It is still a mystery to me why she quit the job.
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