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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
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Hello,

1. Why did not you go with him?

2. Why did you not go with him?

I know that (2) is correct. Is (1) also correct?

If I have to write the above in (didn't) format then ,

3. Why didn't you go with him.

I want to know why "not" become before the subject in the sentences like (3).
  

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Why did you not and not Why did not you

  • Why did you not and not Why did not you
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Why did you not

and not

Why did not you
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<Why did not you>

That's true. And yet we can say "why didn't you...". Strange, eh?

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