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Mar 18, 2011 · "why" can be compared to an old Latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how. Today "why" is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something. Thi
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Nov 27, 2018 · Why is a just a rather odd wh -word. Its distribution is very limited -- it can only have the word reason as its antecedent, and since it's never the subject it's a
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I don't know why, but it seems to me that Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" in that situation.
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Feb 12, 2018 · In the sentence "Why is this here?", is "why" an adverb? What part of speech is "why?" I think it modifies the verb "is", so I think it is an adverb.
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Nov 7, 2013 · 9 1) Please tell me why is it like that. [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed. Please tell me: Why is it like that? The question: "Why is [etc.
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Aug 18, 2020 · Why is it called hypochondria instead of hyperchondria? [closed] Ask Question Asked 5 years, 7 months ago Modified 5 years, 7 months ago
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Oct 3, 2024 · Why do we have both the word "three" and the numeral "3" in this sentence? The number 345 has three digits, where the first digit is a 3.
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Nov 7, 2013 · The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually adap
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Dec 9, 2022 · not available is not not/available, and not applicable is not not/applicable. Why is it n/a?
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/16585/why-is-this-not-versus-why-is-not-this
Mar 16, 2011 · The usual order is "Why is this not [ready yet]?" Inverting it to "Why is not this [rose in bloom]?" might be possible in poetry, but it sounds awkward at best in e