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Is the reduction of these two sentences correct?

1.The reason why I'm single is I'm very shy.

The reason I'm single is I'm very shy.

2.The way how he talks is so impressive.

The way he talks is so impressive.

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    "The way how he talks" is not grammatical. The way that he talks
    – Billy Kerr
    Commented Jul 23, 2022 at 9:49

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1.The reason why I'm single is I'm very shy.

1a The reason I'm single is I'm very shy.

2.*The way how he talks is so impressive.

2a The way he talks is so impressive.

1a is an acceptable alternant to 1. A that relative is also possible: The reason that I'm single is that I'm very shy.

"How" is not a relative pronoun so 2. as written is ungrammatical, though 2a is fine. Note that a that relative is also possible: The way that he talks is so impressive.

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  • Why is 2 not grammatical ? Why can't I use 'how'? 'How he talks' is modifying the subject 'the way' .
    – Sahil Laskar
    Commented Jul 23, 2022 at 10:04
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    How he talks and the way [in which] he talks mean the same, so it's incorrect to use both in the same sentence.
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented Jul 23, 2022 at 12:35
  • @SahilLaskar As I said in my answer, "how" is not a relative pronoun, so we cannot have *"the way how he talks".
    – BillJ
    Commented Jul 23, 2022 at 16:03

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