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Some examples (right or wrong, I do not know)

  • He went to the store--for some reason.
  • He went to the store, for some reason.
  • For some reason, she went to the store.

A grammatical explanation as to what exactly "for what reason" is would be great too.

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I would use either

For some reason, he went to the store.

or

He went to the store, for some reason.

"For some reason" means that the speaker is unsure why the action has occurred.

It is advisable to use a comma here because otherwise its meaning could be ambiguous; you might think he went to the store precisely to find some kind of reason.

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  • Presumably, one would to a university to obtain some reason.
    – Michael Lorton
    Commented Apr 27, 2011 at 1:34
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    @Malvolio, it's so cute that you think that reason is what universities dispense.
    – JSBձոգչ
    Commented Apr 27, 2011 at 12:11
  • @JSBangs -- well, it may not be what they're actually dispensing, but it's what their customers are seeking.
    – Michael Lorton
    Commented Apr 27, 2011 at 18:32
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    @Malvolio. That, and beer. And sex.
    – JSBձոգչ
    Commented Apr 27, 2011 at 18:35
  • @JSBangs -- if I don't order the beer, can I substitute two helpings of sex instead?
    – Michael Lorton
    Commented Apr 27, 2011 at 20:24
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"for some reason" is a prepositional phrase.

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