Should I say ‘no wonder’ or ‘that is why’?
Should I say ‘no wonder’ or ‘that is why’?
None of Tessie’s classmates seems to be bothered about their school projects to be submitted, or the examinations drawing near. (No wonder, that is why) a few days before the deadlines for the submission of school projects and before the dates of examinations, she can hear them asking their teachers about the steps in doing such projects and the coverage of such examinations.
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Neither of those phrases fits the context. "No wonder" means that something is not a surprise, yet if they seem not to be bothered, it is a surprise that they ask their teachers. Similarly, not being bothered cannot be a reason for asking their teachers (the opposite is true), so "That is why" does not fit.
- Neither of those phrases fits the context.
- "No wonder" means that something is not a surprise, yet if they seem not to be bothered, it is a surprise that they ask their teachers.
- Similarly, not being bothered cannot be a reason for asking their teachers (the opposite is true), so "That is why" does not fit.
- I think you need to rethink what you are trying to say about the relation between the two things.
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Neither of those phrases fits the context. "No wonder" means that something is not a surprise, yet if they seem not to be bothered, it is a surprise that they ask their teachers. Similarly, not being bothered cannot be a reason for asking their teachers (the opposite is true), so "That is why" does not fit. I think you need to rethink what you are trying to say about the relation betwee
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