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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Asking questions....

I know about the inversion to ask open (wh) questions in the grammar... But there's no exception? I mean I want to make a question just with intonation... without inversion. The referred question is:
Why they didn't call you?

I just ask that because it's to a song, and sounds weird to sing "why didn't they call you?" in this song's melody... So, Would be awkward sing "Why they didn't help you?" even with the poetic license...?
  

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In my experience, it's only used as a statement: I don't know why they didn't help you. Why they didn't help you, I have no idea! I can't seem to make it work the way you suggest.

— Avangi

  • In my experience, it's only used as a statement: I don't know why they didn't help you.
  • Why they didn't help you, I have no idea!
  • I can't seem to make it work the way you suggest.
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In my experience, it's only used as a statement:

I don't know why they didn't help you.
Why they didn't help you, I have no idea!

I can't seem to make it work the way you suggest.
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"Why did they not call you?" is OK. Would that fit any better?
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Sorry, Anon. I missed the point that you are writing the song.
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