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When answering a why question verbally or in writing must the word because be included in the answer or is it more proper to supplement to in the place of because? E.g Why did you go.. or do…? I went because, I did it because… I went to… I went to…
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When asked “why,” this or that, you are literally asking “the cause” of something. So the proper answer both grammatically and logically, is to include a part of the original question, followed by “because (the cause of this),” in the response.
Q: Why is the sky blue?
A: In order to understand the answer, you need to know some of the properties of light… blah blah blah…
Q: Why do I need to use “because” to answer a “why” question?
A: As demonstrated above, you don’t.
You can substitute it with “since”.
Or in order to…
Because.
It depends on the context: Who is asking the question? Why is the question being asked?
Is it an English test in school? A job application? An argument with a neighbor?
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