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You answered my question but I still have a problem. Is "why she was angry is none of my business" wrong? Can't we use "is" here?
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"why she was angry is none of my business"
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"Why she was angry" (a past event as the subject) - is - none of my business.
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Yes, we can use 'is'.
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