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0 "That", with 'why' in your sentence is totally unnecessary. As for "reason why", I tell students that "reason" and "why" should not be used in the same phrase. The correct formation is: the reason [that] you are sick is that you wandered out in the cold, rainy weather; the reason he came late is [that] there was so much traffic.

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  • 0 "That", with 'why' in your sentence is totally unnecessary.
  • As for "reason why", I tell students that "reason" and "why" should not be used in the same phrase.
  • The correct formation is: the reason [that] you are sick is that you wandered out in the cold, rainy weather; the reason he came late is [that] there was so much traffic.
  • "the reason" = that, not because or why.
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0 "That", with 'why' in your sentence is totally unnecessary. As for "reason why", I tell students that "reason" and "why" should not be used in the same phrase. The correct formation is: the reason [that] you are sick is that you wandered out in the cold, rainy weather; the reason he came late is [that] there was so much traffic. "the reason" = that, not because or why. 0-
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