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. 8 1) please tell me why is it like that [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed Why is it like that Why is [etc.] is a question form in english
Why is the sky blue Why is it that children require so much attention Why is it [or some thing] like that? You never know, which is why.but you never know That is why.and goes on to explain There is a subtle but important difference between the use of that and which in a sentence, and it has to do primarily with relevance
For example, the explanation why is a common usage, and i don't think you can freely substitute that in that case either (perhaps it's already a contraction of the explanation of why?) Since we can say why can we grow taller?, why cannot we grow taller? is a logical and properly written negative We don't say why we can grow taller? so the construct should not be why we cannot grow taller? the reason is that auxiliaries should come before the subject to make an interrogative. When, where, why, and how belong, however, to a different special class of words, with equally special grammar In fact, they constitute one subclass of this special class
There is no recorded reason why doe, except there was, and is, a range of others like roe So it may have been a set of names that all rhymed and that law students could remember Or it could be that they were formed from a mnemonic, like the english pronouciation of a prayer or scripture in latin/greek. Is there flexibility in how one can punctuate the phrase why not? the answer may seem obvious at first.it is a question after all However, it's also a common idiom, and i am
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