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Liveinjapan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The reason .. is because

The reason he has no car accident is because he adheres to the traffic rules, not because he is a F1 driver.
The reason he has had no car accident is because he has adhered to the traffic rules, not because he is a F1 driver.

Are they correct and natural?
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Sentence #2 is grammatical but I prefer The reason he's never been in a car accident is because he adheres to the traffic rules, not because he's a F1 driver.

  • Sentence #2 is grammatical but I prefer The reason he's never been in a car accident is because he adheres to the traffic rules, not because he's a F1 driver.
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Sentence #2 is grammatical but I prefer

The reason he's never been in a car accident is because he adheres to the traffic rules, not because he's a F1 driver.
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Thanks! Ivanhr. in a car accident sounds better.

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