the reason why he chose vs the reason he chose

Both "the reason why he chose" and "the reason he chose" are correct, but "the reason he chose" is more concise and commonly used in English. The addition of "why" is redundant in this context.

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the reason why he chose

This phrase is grammatically correct but less commonly used in English. The addition of "why" is redundant.

This phrase can be used to explain the motivation behind someone's choice, but it is more common to use the shorter form without "why".

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If that was the reason why he chose me...
Your sense of loyalty Was one of the reasons why we chose you.
Yes, it's one of the reasons why we chose this home.
I also think it is important to recall the reasons why Greenland chose to leave.
Probably the same reason he chose you.
There's only one reason he chose cargo bay four.
There's a reason he chose these victims.
One of the reasons he chose to take this rather large video camera with him was because he didn't want the doctors and nurses thinking he was actually sick, and sticking something into him that he was going to regret later.
It uploads a picture, and the reason why it chose that cake for you, to our Facebook page and to Twitter.
This does not bode well and it is also the reason why I chose to abstain in the vote on this report.
The reason why France chose this option is that the Community institutions are not always able, at this point in time, to ensure real traceability of food products.
That's also the reason we chose Jeron over the first and second ranked corporations.
And I knew there was a reason why she chose you over me.
The sole reason why HSW chose HSW-Zakład Zespołów Mechanicznych as a supplier was its geographical proximity.
The reason I chose law is that my father was District Attorney of San Francisco.
I mean, the reason I chose my job is to make a difference.
The reason why we chose not to reject the agreement with Senegal but instead to demand a mid-term review is that, amongst other things, the agreement has already come into force.
There's a reason he chose World.
Look, whatever the reason is, he chose me.
He really was in Abu Dhabi closing an oil deal, but the reason he chose Abu Dhabi was because for the last several months, he's been trying to find your mother, Christopher.

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the reason he chose

the reason he chose

This phrase is grammatically correct and commonly used in English. It is a concise way to express the motivation behind someone's choice.

This phrase is the more common and concise way to explain the motivation behind someone's choice.

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He really was in Abu Dhabi closing an oil deal, but the reason he chose Abu Dhabi was because for the last several months, he's been trying to find your mother, Christopher.
One of the reasons he chose to take this rather large video camera with him was because he didn't want the doctors and nurses thinking he was actually sick, and sticking something into him that he was going to regret later.
Probably the same reason he chose you.
If that was the reason why he chose me...
Look, whatever the reason is, he chose me.
There's only one reason he chose cargo bay four.
There's a reason he chose these victims.
There's a reason he chose World.
That's also the reason we chose Jeron over the first and second ranked corporations.
The reason I chose law is that my father was District Attorney of San Francisco.
I mean, the reason I chose my job is to make a difference.
Your sense of loyalty Was one of the reasons why we chose you.
You know, it's part of the reason I chose you for this assignment.
Yes, it's one of the reasons why we chose this home.
One of the reasons my father chose you is you made a promise not to bring Vegas-style problems to our reservation.
I also think it is important to recall the reasons why Greenland chose to leave.
But the reason that I chose you is because you're the kind of guy who can only think of helping his friend right now.
It uploads a picture, and the reason why it chose that cake for you, to our Facebook page and to Twitter.
This does not bode well and it is also the reason why I chose to abstain in the vote on this report.
The reason why France chose this option is that the Community institutions are not always able, at this point in time, to ensure real traceability of food products.

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the reason why he chose

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