I have listened a reporter to say this on television: “…and it’s why the P.M. had been in Saudi Arabia.” It seemed to me he wasn’t making a question, but he used “it’s why” instead of “it’s because”

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I have listened a reporter to say this on television: “…and it’s why the P.M. had been in Saudi Arabia.” It seemed to me he wasn’t making a question, but he used “it’s why” instead of “it’s because”. Is it a correct, acceptable way of speaking?

21 окт. 2023 г., 7:42

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Yes. All of the interrogative words "what", "where", "why", "who", and "when" can be used in this way. In addition to asking a question, they also have the capacity to act as a placeholder for the answer to a question: "That is what I did" "That is where I was" "That is why I did it" "That is who I saw" "That is when it happened"

21 октября 2023 г.