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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"why is there no ..." or "why there is no..."?

Hi. How should I say
1. Why is there no sound in space?
2. Why there is no sound in space?
I think, the first one is grammatically correct, but I often saw the second version as well.
For example: (screenshot)
or http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&biw=1680&bih=896&q=%22why+there+is+no%22&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=

If the second one is gramatically incorrect, why is it used so often? Emotion: smile

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Anonymous Why is there no sound in space? This is correct as a direct question. Why is there no sound in space?

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  • Anonymous Why is there no sound in space?
  • This is correct as a direct question.
  • Why is there no sound in space?
  • Anonymous Why there is no sound in space?
  • This is wrong unless there is a main clause before it: Does anyone know why there is no sound in space?
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Anonymous Why is there no sound in space?
This is correct as a direct question.
Why is there no sound in space?
AnonymousWhy there is no sound in space?
This is wrong unless there is a main clause before it:
Does anyone know
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