Chicken Sandwich
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- Jun 20, 2010
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- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Netherlands
From Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English 2:
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
It was never explained why Gregor decided to leave.
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Gregor’s decision to leave. (given)
Would you accept, ‘No explanation was ever given as to the reason of Gregor’s decision to leave.’?
The book suggests, ‘No explanation was ever given [STRIKE]as to the reason[/STRIKE] of Gregor’s decision to leave.’
However, would it be OK to include “as to the reason” as wordy version of “why”? Or is "as to the reason" completely redunant here?
Thank you in advance.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
It was never explained why Gregor decided to leave.
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Gregor’s decision to leave. (given)
Would you accept, ‘No explanation was ever given as to the reason of Gregor’s decision to leave.’?
The book suggests, ‘No explanation was ever given [STRIKE]as to the reason[/STRIKE] of Gregor’s decision to leave.’
However, would it be OK to include “as to the reason” as wordy version of “why”? Or is "as to the reason" completely redunant here?
Thank you in advance.