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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"reason why" or "reason that"
Hello there,
I am wondering which of the following three sentences would be considered grammatically correct (or whether they would all be considered correct).
1) And they are the reasons why I am applying for an editing position with Company X.
2) And they are the reasons that I am applying for an editing position with Company X.
3) And they are the reasons I am applying for an editing position with Company X.
My main issue is with the words I have marked in bold font. Would it be considered bad form to use "why"? Is using "that" more appropriate? Are either even needed at all? Also, if 1) is correct, is there a need to insert "for" before "why"? Many thanks.
I am wondering which of the following three sentences would be considered grammatically correct (or whether they would all be considered correct).
1) And they are the reasons why I am applying for an editing position with Company X.
2) And they are the reasons that I am applying for an editing position with Company X.
3) And they are the reasons I am applying for an editing position with Company X.
My main issue is with the words I have marked in bold font. Would it be considered bad form to use "why"? Is using "that" more appropriate? Are either even needed at all? Also, if 1) is correct, is there a need to insert "for" before "why"? Many thanks.
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All are in common use and are correct. Some stylists think that 'reason why' contains redundancy and so choose one of the other two. "
- All are in common use and are correct.
- Some stylists think that 'reason why' contains redundancy and so choose one of the other two.
- "
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All are in common use and are correct. Some stylists think that 'reason why' contains redundancy and so choose one of the other two. 'That' is optional in those, and 'for' seems optional in #1, though if I were using it, I think I would re-cast to this: "And they are the reasons for my application..."
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