I love this country, the reason for which I moved here ten years ago.

Mike MC

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Is the following grammatically correct?
"I love this country, the reason why/for which I moved here ten years ago."

How about this one?
"I love this country, for which I moved here ten years ago."
 

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No. You have two clauses which are are not properly connected.
I wrote write:
I love this country. which is why I moved here ten years ago.
 

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Neither is correct. I think you're trying to say "I love this country. That's why I moved here ten years ago" or "I love this country. That's the reason I moved here ten years ago".
 

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What about the following?
I love this country, which is the reason for which/why I moved here ten years ago.
 

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I'd omit the 'why', but many people use it.
I thought we could use the reason for which instead of the reason why. Here's an example:
Do you know the reason why she doesn't like me? (= . . . the reason for which . . .)
Michael Swan, Practical English Usage fourth edition, entry 233.9
 
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The long version:

I love this country, which is the reason I moved here ten years ago.

The short version:

I love this country, which is why I moved here 10 years ago.
 
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