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"Why" question asks for information about reason, explanation:


Form: Why + am/is/are + Subject + (adjective or preposition)


Singular Subject:   Why is the man late?

Plural Subject:  Why are they late?

Why are you here?   Why is she late? Why are they at home? Why isn't Tom at work? Why are your sisters angry?

Why isn't she at school? Why aren't there any eggs? Why is the window open? Why are your shoes dirty? Why isn't he ready?

  We give our answer with " because"

Question:    Why are you late?  
Answer:        I am late because I went to bed late.

Question:    Why is the window open?
Answer:        The window is open because it's very hot here.

Note: We don't use yes or no in the answer. We just give some information:

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