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  1. "THE REASON IS BECAUSE ..." IS WRONG
  2. ====================================
  3. I probably sent you here because you used the "The reason ... is because ..."
  4. sentence. Here is why it's wrong and how it's right:
  5. REASONING
  6. =========
  7. "Because" answers are given to "why" questions:
  8. Q: "Why are you crying?"
  9. A: "Because I am sad."
  10. Q: "Why aren't you working?"
  11. A: "Because I am lazy."
  12. To "what is" questions we give "it is" answers:
  13. Q: "What is that sound?"
  14. A: "That sound is just some noise."
  15. Q: "You're not working. What is the reason?"
  16. A: "The reason is my laziness."
  17. or
  18. "The reason is that I am lazy."
  19. The last sentence shows the correct form of the sentence that starts with
  20. "The reason is".
  21. SO HOW TO SAY IT PROPERLY?
  22. ==========================
  23. Instead of: "The reason he cries is because he is sad." <-- WRONG
  24. say: "The reason he cries is that he is sad." <-- CORRECT
  25. or: "He cries because he is sad." <-- CORRECT