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what the reason is vs what is the reason

'What is the reason?' is a complete sentence used to ask about the cause or explanation for something. 'What the reason is' is also correct but is used as part of a larger sentence.
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what the reason is

This phrase is correct but less common in everyday language. It is more suitable for formal or structured contexts.

This phrase is used when presenting a reason in a more structured or formal way. It is less common in casual conversations.
  • Jan 13, 2020 ... ... what the reason is? Can you help me tell what went wrong ... what the reason is? Can you help me tell what went wrong? Grasshopper.
  • Jun 18, 2024 ... Please remind me what the reason is. Discussion. Why is it that they don't just destroy/kill a lot of the SCPs again? I know the unkillable ...
  • May 29, 2011 ... 1)He was absent. Do you know what is the reason why? 2)He was late. Do you know what the reason is?/ Do you know what is the reason?
  • Mar 5, 2024 ... i saw someone else doing it a while ago but i dont know what the reason is. QUESTION.
  • May 5, 2020 ... I have a damage low problem and not what the reason is:( . I use all the good or best features for DPS Electric Hybrid CR 302 (hight) sp 468 ...
  • Dec 29, 2020 ... I was wondering what the reason is that weights are initialized the way they are? For torch.nn.Linear the weights are initialized with ...
  • ... is long-winded. * Part 1: “I will ask her what the reason is” means it's a foregone conclusio… Read more. About the Author. Profile photo for Jonathan Musere.
  • Oct 8, 2023 ... No matter what the reason is I think they need to read their own About Us page and ask themselves if they are really living up to what they ...
  • Dec 15, 2023 ... Just curious what the reason is as to why visitors staying south of the bridge don't fly into Governors Harbour?
  • Aug 20, 2021 ... How can I find out what the reason is that the latter callback does not get triggered?? Are there some attributes, or commands etc. I could ...

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  • what is the reason
  • what are the reasons
  • what could be the reason
  • what might be the reason
  • what could the reason be

what is the reason

This phrase is the more common and straightforward way to ask about the cause or explanation for something.

This phrase is commonly used in everyday language to inquire about the reason behind something.
  • 21 hours ago ... Can someone enlighten me what is the reason why Vayne can go top and Zeri cannot? Question. Please no more 'be a good player and don't play ...
  • Aug 29, 2011 ... What is the reason for var $this = this ... I'm not the best at jquery and I came across a var initialization that I don't know why the person who ...
  • 3 days ago ... What is the reason behind the extreme hour cuts? Employee Question. I've been with Lowe's for 6 years and I have never seen such extreme hour ...
  • May 19, 2009 ... What is the reason for performing a double fork when creating a daemon? · 1. stackoverflow.com/questions/10932592/why-fork-twice/… · 4 · @ ...
  • Oct 15, 2023 ... Just curious: What is the reason that some actions breaking circles and arcs? As a test I created a cilinder. when I draw 2 lines over the ...
  • Dec 10, 2016 ... In python, what is the reason for using .format --- why is it used and in what situations is it needed. Hi,. This sounds like a silly question ...
  • Jan 5, 2017 ... What is the reason behind Smart Cast being impossible to perform when referenced class is in another module? Language Design · Martin_Vysny ...
  • Jul 7, 2019 ... What is the reason for precondition(condition:message:) to fail silently in release builds? Using Swift · kirilltitov (Kirill Titov) July 7 ...
  • Sep 13, 2011 ... What is the "reason" for modularity results? · 2. Bauer's theorem says a Galois extension of Q is characterized by the prime numbers which split ...
  • Mar 28, 2023 ... What is the reason for getting "It might just be a hiccup. Try again in a bit." error while adding Support Channel and Hours of operation ...

Alternatives:

  • why is that
  • what caused it
  • what led to this
  • what brought this about
  • what is the cause

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