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※ ChatGPTを利用し、要約された質問です(原文:文法(whatとwhy))
Why was Pr.Smith so popular with his students?
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- What factor do you think caused Pr.Smith to be so popular with his students?
- In the question, it states that the correct answer is 'What' in the sentence 'What factor do you think caused Pr.Smith to be so popular with...?'. However, the explanation says that 'Why do you think was Pr.Smith so popular with...?' is correct.
- I believe that in the question, the phrase 'cause Pr.Smith to do' implies 'What factor made Pr.Smith popular with the students'. Therefore, 'what' seems appropriate instead of 'why'. As for the omitted S' after 'think' in both sentences, I am not sure what it refers to.
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(1) その通りです.cause の主語ですから名詞のwhat (疑問代名詞)になります。why は副詞なので主語にはなれません。 (2) 最初の文の主語はWhat で、次の文の主語は Pr.Smith です。二番目の文は誤りです。Why do you think Pr.Smith was so popular with his students ? となります。 この文はWhat caused Pr.Smith to be so popular with his students. と Do you think をつなげて一つの文にした間接疑問文です。 この場合<疑問詞+do you think+S+V~?>の形になります。疑問詞が主語になる場合は<疑問詞+do you think+V?>で本問はこの形です。
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回答ありがとうございました。納得することができました。