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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which was why
Hi,
Can we write: They attacked him with a lot of X and Y, which was why he retaliated.
Can we use 'which was why' in this way? Or, is there some other phrase to describe the cause of action?
Thanks,
Mr. X
Can we write: They attacked him with a lot of X and Y, which was why he retaliated.
Can we use 'which was why' in this way? Or, is there some other phrase to describe the cause of action?
Thanks,
Mr. X
Top answer
Yes, you can use that. ' However, if this is just a narrative, it would be better to replace 'which is why' with 'so'.
- Yes, you can use that.
- ' However, if this is just a narrative, it would be better to replace 'which is why' with 'so'.
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Yes, you can use that. It is a response to the question 'Why did he retaliate?' However, if this is just a narrative, it would be better to replace 'which is why' with 'so'.
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AnonymousCan we use 'which was why' in this way?Yes.
Anonymousis there some other phrase to describe the cause of action?There are several.
which was why he retaliated.
which was the reason for his retaliation.
which was the cause of his retaliation.
which resulted in his retaliation.
which re
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