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1. Why suddenly he left? 2. Why suddenly a trip to india? 3. Why suddenly donuts?( Jane always talks about pizza, but, one day sudenly she talks about donuts) Do you use English like these? I mean, they're not grammatically. Thank you in advance!
2025年1月3日 19:51
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2 and 3 might be heard but not 1. "Why noun?" is OK. "Why subject verb?" isn't.
2025年1月3日 20:14
Yes, these are natural in casual conversation but not grammatically correct. "Why suddenly he left?" → Informal. Correct: "Why did he suddenly leave?" "Why suddenly a trip to India?" → Natural in speech. Correct: "Why a sudden trip to India?" "Why suddenly donuts?" → Very natural informally. Correct: "Why are you talking about donuts suddenly?" Informal speech often skips words for brevity.
2025年1月4日 02:11
I'll omit "suddenly" and other words that have no effect on the discussion. Your phrases are then 1. Why he left? 2. Why a trip? 3. Why donuts? None is a sentence, but #2 and #3 are useful as sentence fragments. Without the question mark, "why he left" can be useful as part of a sentence: "I don't know why he left" "Why he left is a mystery to me" "Why he left, I know not." It can be part of a question, but extra words are needed to create the question: "Do you know why he left?" #1 can also be rescued by breaking it into two sentences: "He left. Why?" Yes, "Why?" is a complete sentence.
2025年1月4日 01:33
For 1, it would be more natural to say "Why did he suddenly leave?". For 3, I would say "Why donuts all of a sudden?".
2025年1月3日 20:32
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