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THe reason I came late to class today is because the bus [#permalink] New post   30 Mar 2005, 15:28
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THe reason I came late to class today is because the bus broke down.

A.I came late to class today is because
B.why I came late to class today is because
C.I was late to school today is because
D.that I was late to school today is because
E.I came late to class is that
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Re: THe reason I came late to class today is because the bus [#permalink] New post   30 Mar 2005, 19:37
E. 'today' is redundant. removing it does not affect clarity of the sentence- which is to provide the reason for being late
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Re: THe reason I came late to class today is because the bus [#permalink] New post   30 Mar 2005, 19:42
ywilfred wrote:
E. 'today' is redundant. removing it does not affect clarity of the sentence- which is to provide the reason for being late


ywilfred, today is not redundant.

reason..............because are redundant (repetation).
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Re: THe reason I came late to class today is because the bus [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2016, 13:29
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Re: THe reason I came late to class today is because the bus [#permalink] New post   27 Nov 2016, 01:42
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navneetaron wrote:
The reason I came late to class today is because the bus broke down.

A.I came late to class today is because
B.why I came late to class today is because
C.I was late to school today is because
D.that I was late to school today is because
E.I came late to class is that


The reason I came late to class is that the bus broke down.

The reason that is alwayys preferred and is much more acceptable in GMAT..
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Re: THe reason I came late to class today is because the bus [#permalink] New post   27 Nov 2016, 02:33
"Because" is used to present reasoning; for example

I went to see a doctor because I was not feeling well

I was not feeling well that's why I went to see a doctor. In other words, the reason I went to see a doc is that I was not feeling well.

Either use "Reason" or use "because". However, sentence made with "Reason" word seems to be wordy. As "Reason" is not underlined, it has to be the part of the correct sentence in this case. We are left with one choice after eliminating all the choices containing "because"
So correct answer is E.
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