Should it be “had no reason” or “had no reason to” in the following

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Should he read the letter? He had no reason (to) other than the fact
that it had his name on it.

Should it be "had no reason" or "had no reason to"? And why?

Best Answer

I'll say that the "to" is dropped often but it sounds most correct when you leave it in.

"He had no reason other than it wasn't good" sounds fine, but:

He had no reason to read it

He had no reason read it

This illustrates a better example where "to" is necessary.

The "to" introduces the reason. Even on its own, when the reason is omitted, you need to include the "to":

He had no reason to (do it)

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